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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Ambrose want wine brought to the tombs?
(a) He doesn't mind wine at the tombs.
(b) It encourages sloth.
(c) It may encourage drunkeness.
(d) It will ferment more and create bad smells.

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

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

4. What does Simplicianus tell Augustine Victorinus does before his recent passing?
(a) Converts to the Manichean sect.
(b) Converted to Christianity.
(c) Prophesizes that Augustine will be a lion of God.
(d) Prophesizes that Augustine will die in sin.

5. Why does Augustine want to move to Rome?
(a) He wants to be near the Pope.
(b) He wants to go to a milder climate.
(c) He wants to study Roman law.
(d) He has heard the students are more disciplined there.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Augustine reject astrology?

2. In what way does God work?

3. What does the Roman empress Justina favor?

4. Who does Augustine meet in Milan?

5. What does Augustine see as his responsibility?

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