1. To what does Augustine compare his distinction of things?
(a) To that between human nature and original sin.
(b) To that between critics who do not understand and critics who believe in "special gifts."
(c) To that between instrumental and intrinsic good.
(d) To that between God and Lucifer.

2. What is Augustine's perception of God's dispensation of "special gifts" of interpreting Scripture?
(a) That they precede periods of peace and prosperity.
(b) Dispensing of such gifts is atypical.
(c) That they follow periods of oppression of those seeking His blessings.
(d) That they follow miraculous events.

3. With what prediction does Augustine start "On Christian Doctrine"?
(a) Christians will transform society through piety and rhetorical skill.
(b) Christians will gather around a uniform doctrine.
(c) The work will face three kinds of criticism.
(d) God will assure that the Church will become the primary social force in the world.

4. Augustine endeavors to answer many questions about what subject in Book One?
(a) The Christian conception of Christ's deity.
(b) The doctrine of Scriptural infallibility.
(c) The Christian conception of love.
(d) The doctrine of God's omnipotence.

5. What is the main difference between the system of learning that Augustine advocates and that advocated by the critics he focuses on in the Preface?
(a) Augustine's system requires study and application of rules whereas the critics believe they can understand through special gifts.
(b) Augustine's system requires finding a qualified Priest to hand down the official teaching of the Church whereas the critics allow free interpretation.
(c) Augustine's system requires great expense in accessing the necessary documents of learning whereas the critics allow for the interpretation of the spirit through tongues.
(d) Augustine's system of learning requires study in Greek philosophy whereas the critics require researching copies of manuscripts.