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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 use to illustrate a thing to be used?
(a) Community that develops among friends during a delicious meal.
(b) A delicious meal used to to bring friends together.
(c) A pot for cooking a delicious meal.
(d) A friend who has the special gift to cook a delicious meal.

2. Upon what does Augustine focus most of his efforts in the Preface of "On Christian Doctrine"?
(a) Criticism from those who refuse or are unable to apply it.
(b) Criticism from those who believe it is not needed.
(c) Criticism from those who claim that Augustine relied too much on training and not enough on divine guidance.
(d) Criticism that his demands for linguistic studies were too exclusive.

3. According to Augustine, for what reason should one love oneself?
(a) One should only love oneself on account of God.
(b) One should only love oneself if they have seen illuminated truth.
(c) One should only love oneself if God endowed him with understanding for interpretation.
(d) One should only love oneself if they can discern signs from things.

4. How does Augustine relate Truth and God?
(a) God creates things and Truth, but the way humans use things and accept Truth determines whether humans enjoy the experience.
(b) God created truth, but humans misuse things to reject truth.
(c) Truth is based upon an unchanging standard and God is that unchanging standard.
(d) God creates things and things can be used to prove truth.

5. What are the two primary reasons that Augustine devotes his time to those questions?
(a) God's omnipotence establishes His authority over creation and judgment.
(b) The Christian conception of Christ's deity explains His resurrection and authority over forgiveness.
(c) Because Scriptural infallibility affirms God's role in miracles and prophesy.
(d) The two commandments of Christianity to love God and to love one's neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Augustine use the items of his example to illustrate his distinction?

2. To what does Augustine compare his distinction of things?

3. How does Augustine characterize things in Book One?

4. What is Augustine's attitude toward those who have a "special gift" for interpretation from God?

5. What was the second type of criticism that Augustine suggests "On Christian Doctrine" would face?

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