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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of these influences on personal thought, which does Augustine claim Scripture teaches can lead a Christian to positive patterns?
(a) That God always calls His chosen people to work productively.
(b) That Priests are a model of what St. Paul inferred in Hebrews was the "Priesthood of Believers," and are therefore a legitimate source of guidance.
(c) That "leaving and cleaving" that forms marriage is a reflection of God's character.
(d) That God uses angels to direct men to human communities to learn.

2. In approaching this distinction, what is Augustine's first focus in Book One?
(a) On original sin.
(b) On things as things.
(c) On "special gifts."
(d) On sins of omission.

3. Based on Augustine's Preface, what is the perception of critics toward learning?
(a) The most reliable aids for interpretation are writings from individuals directly connected to the authors of Scriptures.
(b) Reliable interpretation can come from a situational application.
(c) They do not need aids for interpretation such as those Augustine offers.
(d) The most reliable aids for interpretation are from Scripture themselves.

4. What is the source of teaching Augustine most advocates?
(a) Human teachers in human communities.
(b) Christ dispensing special gifts without communities.
(c) God directing the student to understand His role in Scripture.
(d) Angels guiding human teachers in spiritual communities.

5. From what type of education does Augustine develop his curriculum of Scriptural learning?
(a) A Nazarene education.
(b) An ecclesiastical education.
(c) A classical education.
(d) A Hasidic education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What facts of Scripture does Augustine set as the foundation for understanding it?

2. How are things separated by Augustine?

3. What does Augustine claim is the consequence of refusing to learn in a proper setting for Scriptural learning?

4. What is the problem for the critics that Augustine addresses in the Preface when they choose to teach?

5. What does Augustine suggest a conception of Christian love will serve for the student?

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