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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Augustine in Book Three, what is the purpose of Scripture in reporting the condition that affects holy men?
(a) The sins of holy men are reported in Scripture so individuals never think they are too great to sin.
(b) The knowledge of law possessed by holy men is reported in Scripture to guide students to approach God's communication with the same zeal.
(c) The direct communication that holy men had with God is reported so current students will approach Scripture with the reverence it deserves.
(d) The discernment of holy men is reported in Scripture to remind students of the work that needs to be done to understand the history and culture of holy men.

2. What is a requirement of Augustine's disciples?
(a) To use their "inner eye."
(b) To understand God's revelation.
(c) To identify signs and their role in Scriptural learning.
(d) To use their "special gift."

3. Augustine writes in Book Three that in order to make the type of evaluation of the command given to the intended target, what knowledge must a student of Scripture possess?
(a) Of the history of the event for which God is giving the command.
(b) Of how God expects his laws to be applied.
(c) Of how God makes his will manifest.
(d) Of how God used a sign to foretell his command.

4. What does Augustine state an interpreter sometimes looks to to get the right meanings and right number of meanings from a passage?
(a) The original language.
(b) The history of the period that the Scripture was recorded.
(c) The author's intentions.
(d) The original manuscripts.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Augustine identify as a necessary subject that a student must learn to understand Scripture?

4. What does Augustine recommend as methods for handling the topic in Book Three?

5. In Augustine's example, how can something used also be enjoyed?

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