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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doctrine does Augustine introduce to explain how Truth can be seen?
(a) The doctrine of the "inner eye" that can see eternal truths even when tainted by sin because it is illuminated by God.
(b) The doctrine of "special gifts of seeing" that God grants when individuals seek eternal truths illuminated by God.
(c) The doctrine of "community vision" is achieved when individuals join their desires to seek eternal truths illuminated by God.
(d) The doctrine of "things and signs" helps an individual know which things and signs illuminate eternal truths.

2. What does Augustine encourage his critics to remember in the Preface?
(a) To remember experiencing learning for themselves.
(b) To be wary of falling into the trap of heresy.
(c) To patiently contemplate his points before they make a judgment.
(d) To practice the rhetorical skills he embraces to make criticism more effective.

3. According to Augustine, what are competing influences on an individual's thinking?
(a) The devil and angels.
(b) Priests and Rabbis.
(c) Laborers and land owners.
(d) Husbands and wives.

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

5. What does Augustine identify as the relationship between all other things and the object of ultimate worship?
(a) All other things are used as a means to enjoy the Trinity.
(b) Other things are intended to be used as a means of exhibiting Christian love.
(c) All other things can be used for God's purposes through the application of special gifts.
(d) Other things are intended to be used as a means of exhibiting Christian love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine use to illustrate a thing to be used?

2. What is the step that Augustine identifies an individual should take before entering into a proper relationship with God?

3. What was the first type of criticism Augustine suggests his work "On Christian Doctrine" would face?

4. What does Augustine write is incompatible with love?

5. What setting does Augustine recommend for sound Scriptural learning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship does Augustine write humans should have with God? What does Augustine write must humans do before they can enter this relationship?

2. What does Augustine identify as the two types of passages interpreted from Scripture?

3. What does Augustine focus on in Book Four?

4. What does Augustine identify as a trope and how does it affect interpretation of Scripture?

5. What are the two items that Augustine writes that students must differentiate to learn what Scripture teaches?

6. What does Augustine claim is one of the causes of a sign's ambiguity?

7. How does Augustine suggest interpretations of Scripture should affect the subject about which he wants to answer many questions and how should that affect the student seeking to interpret Scripture?

8. What does Augustine require that Christian speakers should avoid, but focus on?

9. What does Augustine identifies as three things that students need to use to develop responsible interpretations of Scripture?

10. What Christian virtue does Augustine claim that can keep negative traits in check?

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