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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Augustine's position in his circle of friends?
(a) A follower.
(b) A leader.
(c) He is a loner.
(d) Someone on the fringes.

2. How would you characterize Augustine in this Book?
(a) A serious and studies young man.
(b) A mama's boy.
(c) A sinful young man.
(d) A pious young man.

3. What does Augustine fabricate in order to be accepted by his peers?
(a) Stories of sexual conquests.
(b) Stories of his sisters' beauty.
(c) Stories about meeting the Emperor.
(d) Stories of the wealth of his family.

4. Why is Augustine's father is willing to shoulder large financial burdens?
(a) To have large doweries for his daughters.
(b) To have servants to care for his children.
(c) To help Augustine succeed.
(d) To give his wife a luxurious lifestyle.

5. Why does Augustine wish his family had arranged a marriage for him?
(a) So that he wouldn't have to become a monk.
(b) So that at least his sexual lust would have produced a family.
(c) So his mother could be taken care of.
(d) For the prestige that a marriage could have brought.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interests Augustine more than higher goals or values?

2. What is one of Augustine's future struggles in life?

3. What is one of Augustine's greatest faults as a boy and young man?

4. For what is there always a rationale?

5. What sect does Augustine prefer?

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