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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject that Augustine addresses in Book One and Book Two?
(a) Understanding how to convey Scripture.
(b) Understanding what one should learn from Scripture.
(c) Finding what to learn from Scripture.
(d) Finding a place in a Scriptural community.

2. How does Augustine expect to get the knowledge that he lacks?
(a) He will confer closely with other learned Priests.
(b) He will collaborate with members of his church community.
(c) God will give him the knowledge that he lacks.
(d) He will extensively study in the library at Hippo Regius.

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

4. What is the first important distinction that Augustine makes in Book One?
(a) The distinction between learning and teaching.
(b) The distinction between discovering what Scripture teaches and communicating it.
(c) The distinction between "enjoy" and "use."
(d) The distinction between the Christian conception of love and the pagan conception of love.

5. What setting does Augustine recommend for sound Scriptural learning?
(a) A private audience with a well-trained Priest.
(b) Human communities.
(c) An ecclesiastical structure.
(d) A properly sanctioned site of Scriptural education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two categories of signs Augustine identifies in Book Two?

2. How does Augustine use the items of his example to illustrate his distinction?

3. What Scriptural reference does Augustine make to prove his point regarding checking this hazard to learning the fields pertaining to Scripture?

4. What is the problem for the critics that Augustine addresses in the Preface when they choose to teach?

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

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