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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What basic fact do the critics discussed in the Preface ignore by discounting teaching from Augustine and others?
(a) The fact that they learned important tools, such as the alphabet, from other humans.
(b) Trial and error application often give non-Christians the opportunity to "mock God."
(c) The works of writers closer to the time of the authors of Scripture are frequently incomplete, disjointed, and often unverifiable.
(d) Many writers have intensely studied Scriptures and have left their impressions for their use.

3. What are two other purposes that Augustine's reference claims a speaker must pursue?
(a) To direct and to inspire.
(b) To delight and to move.
(c) To amaze and to motivate.
(d) To reflect and to convict.

4. How should a speaker approach subject matter, according to Book Four?
(a) Lightly because the response of the audience is more important than what the speaker has to say.
(b) In proportion with the gravity of the subject matter.
(c) With intense seriousness in order to convince the audience of its importance.
(d) With ambivalence to best respond to the moods of audiences.

5. What should be the focus of the Christian speaker?
(a) The leading of the holy spirit.
(b) Truth rather than winning arguments.
(c) Study and preparation.
(d) Delivering sermons convincingly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethical principle of the Bible does Augustine require for students to use as a guide for interpretation of Scripture?

2. What Scriptural defense does Augustine use for encouraging critics to consider the validity of "On Christian Doctrine"?

3. What is a regret that Augustine voices in the final paragraph of "On Christian Doctrine"?

4. What hazard does Augustine state must one keep in check as they learn of the fields pertaining to Scripture?

5. How does the approach to subject matter show itself in execution, according to Book Four?

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