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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Augustine compare his distinction of things?
(a) To that between instrumental and intrinsic good.
(b) To that between human nature and original sin.
(c) To that between critics who do not understand and critics who believe in "special gifts."
(d) To that between God and Lucifer.

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

3. What does Augustine recommend to avoid the negative influences on individual thought?
(a) Isolating from temptations.
(b) Devoting regular time in prayer to become sensitive to Divine guidance.
(c) Paying careful attention to rules for Scriptural learning.
(d) Regular participation in church activities.

4. What other subject does Augustine addresses in Book Three and Book Four?
(a) Understanding how to convey what one learned from Scripture.
(b) Understanding how scripture develops community.
(c) Understanding how to learn from Scripture.
(d) Teaching the doctrines of Scripture.

5. What does Augustine claim is the consequence of refusing to learn in a proper setting for Scriptural learning?
(a) The student does not learn from the experience of a learned devotee of Scripture.
(b) The student loses the opportunity to participate in mutual love.
(c) The student does not receive access to the types of references that make learning complete.
(d) The student does not benefit from an environment that has been modeled by Scriptural standards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two different ways a Scriptural passage can be considered, according to Book Three?

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

3. What are the two main tools that God uses to teach men what to do, as identified by Augustine?

4. What form do these grammar types take?

5. According to Augustine, how should misunderstood signs become understood?

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