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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How can recommendations Augustine makes from Book Three prevent students from falling into the trap that misleads them?
2. What Augustine accomplished with his first three books from "On Christian Doctrine"?
3. What does it mean that Augustine requires his students to have such broad knowledge to master his course?
4. How does Augustine state a student should consider an evil command given to its intended target?
5. What is a requirement of Augustine's disciples?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Augustine begins training his students to interpret scripture with an examination of "things." He differentiates "things" that are to be used from things that are to be enjoyed. Use an example that Augustine used in "On Christian Doctrine" to make a Venn diagram comparing things that are used with things enjoyed. Write an essay on your diagram and identify the standard that Augustine uses to determine how things are to be used and enjoyed properly. Conclude the essay with the steps you would have to take to use and enjoy things based on Augustine's standards.
Essay Topic 2
Augustine devotes the preface to answering criticism he expects to receive from a sect known as the Donatists. Compare Augustine's position to what you know of the Donatists from the preface (those who believe that "special gifts" were necessary to interpret Scripture). What are the benefits of the two beliefs? What are the disadvantages of each? Which system of interpretation do you consider more beneficial to the general public and particularly to the growth and development of the Christian Church. Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Augustine wrote of the unchangeable nature of Truth and Wisdom, yet many of the most useful things for learning today, (computers, smart phones, mp3 storage devices, the Internet) change at a rapid pace. Compare learning from Truth and Wisdom. Explain how things that are used for learning today can be used to validate what Augustine defines as Truth and Wisdom, as well as how they can be misused to lead someone away from those virtues.
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