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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Augustine's example, how can something used also be enjoyed?
(a) The community that develops for a delicious meal can be enjoyed.
(b) Friends who gather for community can enjoy the delicious meal.
(c) The shine and sturdiness of a pot or pan can be enjoyed.
(d) A friend with the special gift to cook a delicious meal can be enjoyed for their company.

2. What is the nature of the second important distinction Augustine identifies in Book One?
(a) Christian love can be found within pagans, but pagan love is antithetical to Christian love.
(b) Encouragement is an exhortation, but not every exhortation is an encouragement.
(c) A sign is always a thing, but not all things are signs.
(d) Everything that is enjoyed is used, but not everything that is used is enjoyed.

3. How does Augustine characterize things in Book One?
(a) They are ordinary objects that are not used to signify something.
(b) They are the items that God puts before Christians to use.
(c) They are the items that God puts before Christians to enjoy.
(d) They are all items that fall under God's authority.

4. In approaching this distinction, what is Augustine's first focus in Book One?
(a) On "special gifts."
(b) On things as things.
(c) On original sin.
(d) On sins of omission.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the step that Augustine identifies an individual should take before entering into a proper relationship with God?

2. What doctrine does Augustine introduce to explain how Truth can be seen?

3. What does Augustine suggest a conception of Christian love will serve for the student?

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

5. What comes of loving oneself for reasons other than that which Augustine specified?

(see the answer key)

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