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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, how can signs become ambiguous?
(a) By being used things that are also enjoyed.
(b) By containing misunderstood words or expressions.
(c) By being words that appear as things.
(d) By being things that don't appear as signs.

2. What are the primary possessions of the student of Scripture, according to Augustine in Book Two?
(a) Faith, hope, and love.
(b) Special gifts, things, and signs.
(c) Love, illuminated truth, and the inner eye.
(d) Illuminated truth, the inner eye, and faith.

3. What is a major challenge in dealing with the topic addressed in Book Three?
(a) The meanings of Scriptural phrases that contain ambiguous signs can often be changed with misplaced punctuation.
(b) Understanding the difference between signs given to groups and signs given to individuals can only be achieved after study of the languages in which languages were written.
(c) Often figurative language is used to represent both God and angels and this language must be investigated in its original form, not translations.
(d) The sinful nature of the human filter can interfere with the interpretation of Scripture at any stage of investigation.

4. According to Augustine in Book Two, in order for the student to become an effective teacher, what two skills must the student master?
(a) Navigation and philosophy.
(b) Arts and sciences.
(c) Logic and rhetoric.
(d) Prophecy and signs.

5. What does Augustine prove from the demands he expects from his students that he began defending against critics in the Preface?
(a) That understanding Scripture requires intense and focused study so proper interpretation can be applied and demonic misleading can be avoided.
(b) That Augustine intends to protect the integrity of his students by dominating their time.
(c) That Augustine does not respect people who believe they do not need to study.
(d) That Augustine does not trust his students, therefore he plans to keep them occupied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Augustine expect the method of accessing knowledge he lacks to be successful?

2. Why does Augustine suggest that God would use confusing signs?

3. What type of language from Scriptural characters must be taken literally, according to Augustine?

4. According to Augustine in Book Three, what is the purpose of Scripture in reporting the condition that affects holy men?

5. What does Augustine reason, from the scriptural reference regarding the hazard of learning, that a student must be sure to develop.

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