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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Augustine consider to be the ultimate thing to be enjoyed?
(a) The concept of Christian love as practiced in community.
(b) The Trinity of Christianity.
(c) The things that God places in nature for us to use.
(d) The things that we can develop from our special gifts.

2. What is the step that Augustine identifies an individual should take before entering into a proper relationship with God?
(a) An individual must repent of their sins and be baptized.
(b) An individual must sell all possessions and give the money to the Priest.
(c) An individual's eyes must be purged and God's plan and healing must be followed.
(d) An individual must leave their mother and father and cleave to the Church.

3. What items or situations does Augustine use to illustrate his distinction of things?
(a) The questions from critics who do not understand and the examples of what is perceived to be special gifts.
(b) The fall of Adam in Genesis and the murder of Able by Cain.
(c) A good meal and a pot.
(d) The relationship between God and Lucifer from the story of Job.

4. To what does Augustine compare his distinction of things?
(a) To that between instrumental and intrinsic good.
(b) To that between God and Lucifer.
(c) To that between critics who do not understand and critics who believe in "special gifts."
(d) To that between human nature and original sin.

5. What is the first important distinction that Augustine makes in Book One?
(a) The distinction between discovering what Scripture teaches and communicating it.
(b) The distinction between "enjoy" and "use."
(c) The distinction between learning and teaching.
(d) The distinction between the Christian conception of love and the pagan conception of love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine identify as the relationship between all other things and the object of ultimate worship?

2. What is Augustine's perception of God's dispensation of "special gifts" of interpreting Scripture?

3. What does Augustine encourage his critics to remember in the Preface?

4. How does Augustine expect to get the knowledge that he lacks?

5. What are the three things that Augustine claims that interpretations of Scripture should build up?

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