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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the logical inconsistency of the critics that Augustine confronts in the Preface?
(a) If these critics believe that Scripture can only be learned through "special gifts," and God wants everyone to know scriptures, then why doesn't everyone have "special gifts"?
(b) If these critics believe they need no training, why are they reviewing Augustine's works?
(c) If learning only comes through community, why does Scripture encourage separation for prayer?
(d) If these critics believe learning only comes through the possession of "special gifts," why do they teach?

3. What are the three things that Augustine claims that interpretations of Scripture should build up?
(a) The inner eye, love, and illuminated truth.
(b) Special gifts, community, and signs.
(c) Faith, hope and love.
(d) Hope, signs, and the inner eye.

4. What is the doctrine that Augustine claims critics of human teaching defend?
(a) That God will communicate through tongues.
(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 the meaning of Scripture through "special gifts."

5. What is the step that Augustine identifies an individual should take before entering into a proper relationship with God?
(a) An individual must leave their mother and father and cleave to the Church.
(b) An individual must sell all possessions and give the money to the Priest.
(c) An individual's eyes must be purged and God's plan and healing must be followed.
(d) An individual must repent of their sins and be baptized.

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. Of the areas that Augustine emphasizes, what area receives the most intense focus?

3. When Augustine focuses on one of the types of criticism he expects to receive, what does he suggest to the reader?

4. According to Book Two, what is the most important knowledge a student of scripture can have?

5. What tool should pastors or speakers use occasionally to communicate the principles of Scripture to ordinary persons, as stated in Book Four?

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