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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At one point, what does Augustine believe about evil?
(a) That it is as powerful a force as God.
(b) That it is an independant force.
(c) That it doesn't exist.
(d) That it is just one aspect of God.

2. On what does Augustine eventually blame his actions?
(a) His own violition.
(b) An evil force.
(c) God's disinterest in him.
(d) His parents pushing his to succeed.

3. For what is the stealing of the pear a metaphor?
(a) The hopes for fruit without labor.
(b) Those who grab the fruits of goodness without having the spirit of righteousness.
(c) The good of the earth tainted by Satan.
(d) The desire for goodness without being good.

4. What does Augustine resent about his studies of Latin and Greek literature?
(a) How it alienates him from his classmates.
(b) How the teachers thought they were so important.
(c) How he was led astray morally by some of the stories.
(d) How it took up so much of his youth.

5. How could Augustine's "journey" be categorized?
(a) From rags to riches.
(b) From prison to ruling a country.
(c) From one of being a sinful youth to becoming a great investigator of the truth and of the nature of God.
(d) From riches to rags.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does he prefer that sect at that time in his life?

2. What notion does Augustine attack?

3. What does Augustine fabricate in order to be accepted by his peers?

4. Who writes Hortensius?

5. What do the Manicheans believe about man's soul?

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