On Christian Doctrine Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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On Christian Doctrine Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doctrine does Augustine introduce to explain how Truth can be seen?
(a) The doctrine of the "inner eye" that can see eternal truths even when tainted by sin because it is illuminated by God.
(b) The doctrine of "community vision" is achieved when individuals join their desires to seek eternal truths illuminated by God.
(c) The doctrine of "things and signs" helps an individual know which things and signs illuminate eternal truths.
(d) The doctrine of "special gifts of seeing" that God grants when individuals seek eternal truths illuminated by God.

2. What are the three things that Augustine claims that interpretations of Scripture should build up?
(a) Faith, hope and love.
(b) Special gifts, community, and signs.
(c) The inner eye, love, and illuminated truth.
(d) Hope, signs, and the inner eye.

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

4. How does Augustine characterize the argument that his teaching is not needed because it comes from a human source?
(a) It is intolerant.
(b) It is responsible for allowing "babes in the Faith being devoured by the wolves of the world."
(c) It is being heretical.
(d) It is being logically inconsistent.

5. What should be the nature of the relationship between humans and God according to Augustine?
(a) Humans should become like God.
(b) Humans should fear the authority of God over judgment.
(c) God should be enjoyed by humans.
(d) Humans should submit to God's authority.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine consider to be the ultimate thing to be enjoyed?

2. According to Augustine, for what reason should one love oneself?

3. What does Augustine conclude are the only things that can be enjoyed?

4. What is the nature of the second important distinction Augustine identifies in Book One?

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

(see the answer key)

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