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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 native language?
(a) Gaelic.
(b) Latin.
(c) German.
(d) Greek.

2. 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 give his wife a luxurious lifestyle.
(d) To help Augustine succeed.

3. What drives Augustine farther away from thoughts of God?
(a) Being a soldier.
(b) Making money.
(c) Studying the Greek philosophers.
(d) Sexual adventures.

4. What author does Augustine dislike?
(a) Homer.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

5. What does Augustine feel when he reads of Zeus engaging in fornication and being powerful?
(a) He wants to do these deeds.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Curious as to why a god would do that.
(d) Repulsed.

Short Answer Questions

1. At one point, what does Augustine believe about evil?

2. When does Augustine believe a person starts sinning?

3. In what is Augustine particularly interested?

4. Besides thievery, in what is Augustine involved?

5. Instead of learning Christian stories, what does Augustine learn?

(see the answer key)

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