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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long as Augustine been a member of the Manichean sect when he is 29?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. Who does Augustine meet in Milan?
(a) Archbishop Marlowe.
(b) Bishop Ambrose.
(c) Bishop John Paul.
(d) Friar Tuck.

3. What is a flaw in the book in number 70?
(a) It ignores the possibility of God's existence.
(b) It has only one premise and no synthesis.
(c) It uses poor logic.
(d) It's thesis is flawed.

4. Into what has St. Augustine sunk?
(a) The a life of glory for God.
(b) A deep depression.
(c) A pit of despair.
(d) Sin and lustful behavior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes Hortensius?

2. Why is Augustine's father is willing to shoulder large financial burdens?

3. What does Augustine struggle to learn in school?

4. How does Augustine later view the Manichean myths?

5. What notion does Augustine attack?

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