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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Augustine warn will happen if we move away from God's responsibility for the creation?
(a) We imply creation is an illusion.
(b) We then hand over responsibility for creation to Lucifer.
(c) We assume responsibility ourselves for creation.
(d) We are moving away from reality, since God is the creator of all things.

2. What does the mind retain in memory?
(a) Love more than anything.
(b) Self.
(c) God.
(d) Not just an image of an object, but all qualities of an object, the thing itself.

3. Why does Augustine publish his Confessions?
(a) To earn some money.
(b) So the public to know what he once was and what he is now after his Christian conversion.
(c) To convert pagans.
(d) To see if there were others out there like him.

4. Why does Simplicianus have to stop teaching rhetoric?
(a) His eyesight is failing.
(b) The Roman Emperor Julian forbids Christians to teach rhetoric.
(c) His congregation thinks it is heretical.
(d) The Pope forbids it of Christians.

5. To what does Augustine come to think the predictions of astrologists are due?
(a) A misunderstanding of astronomy.
(b) A weakness of the brain.
(c) Purely a matter of chance, plus taking into account a person's condition, wealth, and circumstances.
(d) Making the predictions so general, they can apply to almost anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What indicates that Augustine is not quite ready to fully embrace the way of being a priest of Christianity?

2. What does scripture not discuss?

3. Who accompanies Augustine for the holiday?

4. As time goes on, what happens to the future?

5. What does Simplicianus say Victorinus has to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Augustine say about the heavens?

2. Explain why Augustine rejects astrology.

3. What does Augustine say about writing his confession?

4. What does Augustine say about music and pleasure?

5. How does Augustine describe wisdom?

6. Augustine says why people hate the truth. What does he say about the truth?

7. Discuss the idea Augustine had about the beginning of all and on time.

8. Who is Victorinus and what has he done in his life?

9. What does Augustine think about the Manicheans and why is he angry at them?

10. What does Augustine decide to do at the beginning of Book IX? How does he do it?

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