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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form do these grammar types take?
(a) Poem, metaphor, sarcasm, and hyperbole.
(b) Allegory, enigma, parable, and catachresis.
(c) Hyperbole, riddle, song, and parable.
(d) Prose, poem, dissertation, and story.

2. What does Augustine state signs are regardless of whether they want to be?
(a) Natural signs.
(b) Signs that are things.
(c) Given signs.
(d) Signs that are words.

3. What Augustine accomplished with his first three books from "On Christian Doctrine"?
(a) He left out important details that could be useful in the interpretation of Scripture.
(b) He established a beginning set of exegetical principles.
(c) He identified the difference between his line of reasoning and those who criticize his views.
(d) He set out an intimidating course of study that only the serious student of Scripture will be willing to consider.

4. What are the two types of signs in Book Two?
(a) Angelic or demonic.
(b) Illuminated or hidden.
(c) Literal or metaphorical.
(d) Things or words.

5. What does Augustine state an interpreter sometimes looks to to get the right meanings and right number of meanings from a passage?
(a) The original manuscripts.
(b) The author's intentions.
(c) The original language.
(d) The history of the period that the Scripture was recorded.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How will studying this subject help in understanding Scripture?

3. What does Augustine prove from the demands he expects from his students that he began defending against critics in the Preface?

4. How does Augustine say a student should treat any evil actions or speech from characters Scriptures praise as holy?

5. What is the significance of Augustine recommending mastery of so many fields in Book Two?

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