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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even though Augustine does not mention this subject directly, what will his students need to master to understand languages?
(a) Dialects.
(b) Metaphors.
(c) Regional accents.
(d) Grammar.

2. According to Augustine in Book Three, what is the purpose of Scripture in reporting the condition that affects holy men?
(a) The knowledge of law possessed by holy men is reported in Scripture to guide students to approach God's communication with the same zeal.
(b) The discernment of holy men is reported in Scripture to remind students of the work that needs to be done to understand the history and culture of holy men.
(c) The sins of holy men are reported in Scripture so individuals never think they are too great to sin.
(d) The direct communication that holy men had with God is reported so current students will approach Scripture with the reverence it deserves.

3. In taking the challenge that Augustine presents in Book Three, how should the Christian student differentiate himself from the pagan?
(a) Christians must be careful not to convert personal motivations into causes of worship as pagans do.
(b) Christians must be careful not to use signs to elevate oneself as pagans do.
(c) Christians must be careful not to worship things as signs as pagans do.
(d) Christians must be careful not to confuse signs and things as many pagans do.

4. Of the areas that Augustine emphasizes, what area receives the most intense focus?
(a) The foundations of Israelite history and the influence of prophecy on the Christian Church.
(b) The role of Mosaic Law and Biblical social law in founding Israelite society.
(c) History, culture and languages of Biblical peoples.
(d) Dietary law and moral law in creating stable, healthy judges, and teachers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine state the student must do once the figurative and literal passages have been separated from each other?

2. What are the primary possessions of the student of Scripture, according to Augustine in Book Two?

3. What Scriptural passage does Augustine use to remind the reader of "On Christian Doctrine" of the condition that affects holy men?

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

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

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