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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the second type of criticism that Augustine suggests "On Christian Doctrine" would face?
(a) Criticism from those who claim that Augustine relied too much on training and not enough on divine guidance.
(b) Criticism from those who refuse or are unable to apply it.
(c) Criticism from those who face punishment if they try to apply it.
(d) Criticism from those who claim too many Christians could not access proper training.

2. What basic fact do the critics discussed in the Preface ignore by discounting teaching from Augustine and others?
(a) The fact that they learned important tools, such as the alphabet, from other humans.
(b) Trial and error application often give non-Christians the opportunity to "mock God."
(c) The works of writers closer to the time of the authors of Scripture are frequently incomplete, disjointed, and often unverifiable.
(d) Many writers have intensely studied Scriptures and have left their impressions for their use.

3. What does Augustine encourage his critics to remember in the Preface?
(a) To patiently contemplate his points before they make a judgment.
(b) To practice the rhetorical skills he embraces to make criticism more effective.
(c) To remember experiencing learning for themselves.
(d) To be wary of falling into the trap of heresy.

4. When Augustine focuses on one of the types of criticism he expects to receive, what does he suggest to the reader?
(a) That these types of critics are stagnant in their thoughts and threaten to limit the influence of Divine guidance.
(b) That these types of critics will either understand Scripture or believe they do.
(c) That these types of critics are a threat to the true Church.
(d) That these types of critics, if they gather a following around their criticism, are dangerously close to practicing heresy.

5. Based on Augustine's Preface, what is the perception of critics toward learning?
(a) The most reliable aids for interpretation are from Scripture themselves.
(b) Reliable interpretation can come from a situational application.
(c) They do not need aids for interpretation such as those Augustine offers.
(d) The most reliable aids for interpretation are writings from individuals directly connected to the authors of Scriptures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What setting does Augustine recommend for sound Scriptural learning?

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

3. What does Augustine reason is the consequence to human teaching if learning comes from Divine gifts?

4. What is the doctrine that Augustine claims critics of human teaching defend?

5. How does Augustine characterize the argument that his teaching is not needed because it comes from a human source?

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