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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Augustine use to illustrate a thing to be enjoyed?
(a) The special gift that enables one to cook a delicious meal.
(b) The gathering of friends who come to share a delicious meal.
(c) The pot for cooking a delicious meal.
(d) A delicious meal.

2. If Augustine sets a standard for how to interpret Scriptural characters literally, and he applies the converse of that standard for interpreting Scriptural character's figuratively, how would that standard be articulated?
(a) A figurative interpretation of a holy Scriptural character will be applied to language and speech that describes condemnations on the chosen of God.
(b) A figurative interpretation of a holy Scriptural character will be applied to language and speech that embraces evil and condemns love or kindness.
(c) A figurative interpretation of a holy Scriptural character will be applied to language and speech that embraces evil and condemns love or kindness.
(d) A figurative interpretation of a holy Scriptural character will be applied to language and speech that defines how a sign is a thing.

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

4. What does Augustine identify as a necessary subject that a student must learn to understand Scripture?
(a) Records of the Council of Trent to know the points of sound doctrine.
(b) The Apocrypha so the hidden meaning of Scriptural signs can be illuminated.
(c) The relevant languages and make all the translations he can find.
(d) The working order of the Catholic Church to understand where to go for sound reference and guidance.

5. Of these influences on individual thought, which does Augustine claim Scripture teaches are negative to Christian thought?
(a) Land owners can convince Christians that the blessings of God are demonstrated through material riches.
(b) A Rabbi can distract a Christian from the "Final Propitiation."
(c) The devil can mislead someone to think that a Christian knows more than they do.
(d) A spouse can distract a Christian with the "needs of this world."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine call signs that are only used to express and transmit thoughts?

2. In Book Three, Augustine argues that since holy men from scripture receive evil language from God because of their condition, how should the passages with such language be read?

3. What is the second important distinction that Augustine makes in Book One?

4. What is an important omission that Augustine commits as it applies to moral rules in Scripture?

5. What are the two general confusions that Augustine says come from Christians who do not differentiate themselves from pagans?

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