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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what type of education does Augustine develop his curriculum of Scriptural learning?
(a) A classical education.
(b) A Nazarene education.
(c) An ecclesiastical education.
(d) A Hasidic education.

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

3. What is the doctrine that Augustine claims critics of human teaching defend?
(a) That God will communicate through the in dwelling of the Holy Spirit.
(b) That God will communicate through signs and symbols.
(c) That God will communicate the meaning of Scripture through "special gifts."
(d) That God will communicate through tongues.

4. Into what two spheres does Augustine divide the natural knowledge needed for Scriptural interpretation?
(a) Literal and figurative.
(b) Truth and heresies.
(c) Things and signs.
(d) Arts and sciences.

5. How can recommendations Augustine makes from Book Three prevent students from falling into the trap that misleads them?
(a) Augustine painstakingly differentiates between signs and things to guide students away from misapplying both.
(b) Augustine recommends that students learn the culture, language, and history from the periods that Scripture was written to develop the skill to interpret Scripture intelligently.
(c) Augustine warns against allowing the increased knowledge of students from developing into pride.
(d) Augustine devotes much of Book Two to detailing the demands on the serious student of Scripture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Augustine state signs are regardless of whether they want to be?

3. To what does Augustine compare his distinction of things?

4. Why does Augustine claim that Christian students fall into the trap that prevents them from separating themselves from pagans?

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

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