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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Augustine reason is the consequence to human teaching if learning comes from Divine gifts?
(a) That Divine gifts work as a validation of human teaching.
(b) That Divine gifts become the standard against which all teaching is measured.
(c) That human teaching becomes a validation of Divine gifts.
(d) That there is no point to human teaching if learning only comes through Divine gifts.

2. What does Augustine recommend to avoid the negative influences on individual thought?
(a) Devoting regular time in prayer to become sensitive to Divine guidance.
(b) Regular participation in church activities.
(c) Isolating from temptations.
(d) Paying careful attention to rules for Scriptural learning.

3. Of these influences on individual thought, which does Augustine claim Scripture teaches are negative to Christian thought?
(a) Land owners can convince Christians that the blessings of God are demonstrated through material riches.
(b) A spouse can distract a Christian with the "needs of this world."
(c) A Rabbi can distract a Christian from the "Final Propitiation."
(d) The devil can mislead someone to think that a Christian knows more than they do.

4. According to Augustine, what are competing influences on an individual's thinking?
(a) Priests and Rabbis.
(b) The devil and angels.
(c) Laborers and land owners.
(d) Husbands and wives.

5. What is the doctrine that Augustine claims critics of human teaching defend?
(a) That God will communicate through the in dwelling of the Holy Spirit.
(b) That God will communicate the meaning of Scripture through "special gifts."
(c) That God will communicate through tongues.
(d) That God will communicate through signs and symbols.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Scriptural defense does Augustine use for encouraging critics to consider the validity of "On Christian Doctrine"?

2. What basic fact do the critics discussed in the Preface ignore by discounting teaching from Augustine and others?

3. With what prediction does Augustine start "On Christian Doctrine"?

4. What does Augustine claim is the consequence of refusing to learn in a proper setting for Scriptural learning?

5. What is the logical inconsistency of the critics that Augustine confronts in the Preface?

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