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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the topic of Book Three?
2. What are the two categories of signs Augustine identifies in Book Two?
3. According to Augustine, how should misunderstood signs become understood?
4. How does Augustine say a student should treat any evil actions or speech from characters Scriptures praise as holy?
5. What does Augustine state an interpreter sometimes looks to to get the right meanings and right number of meanings from a passage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Augustine wrote after the reign of Constantine who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. How do you think the role of Christianity in the administration of the Roman Empire affected theological rivalries among Christian leaders? Is it possible that Augustine was motivated by such rivalries to write "On Christian Doctrine"? Why or why not? If a rivalry similar to that between Augustine and the Donatists (those who believed interpretation came from "special gifts") was active today, which side do you believe modern political, religious, and secular leaders would choose and why?
Essay Topic 2
Motivations play an important role in Augustine's requirements for Scriptural interpreters. Identify a scandal involving a modern-day Christian leader and detail how the actions that led to the scandal prove misguided motivations that violated the principles of Christian love as defined by Augustine.
Essay Topic 3
Augustine requires his students to be motivated by the Christian commands to love God and to love their neighbors. Explain which is easier to show, love of God or love of neighbors. Identify how each is demonstrated and how love of one can contribute to showing love for the other.
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