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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Augustine's attitude toward those who have a "special gift" for interpretation from God?
(a) Such "gifts" were exhausted at Pentecost.
(b) God will appoint them to a position of authority.
(c) They are blessed.
(d) Augustine considers himself as one.

2. What is the subject that Augustine addresses in Book One and Book Two?
(a) Understanding how to convey Scripture.
(b) Finding what to learn from Scripture.
(c) Understanding what one should learn from Scripture.
(d) Finding a place in a Scriptural community.

3. What comes of loving oneself for reasons other than that which Augustine specified?
(a) It will inhibit the ability to hear God's guiding.
(b) It will prevent one from enjoying things of God.
(c) It leads to destruction.
(d) It will result in loss of special gifts.

4. What is the logical inconsistency of the critics that Augustine confronts in the Preface?
(a) If these critics believe they need no training, why are they reviewing Augustine's works?
(b) If learning only comes through community, why does Scripture encourage separation for prayer?
(c) If these critics believe learning only comes through the possession of "special gifts," why do they teach?
(d) If these critics believe that Scripture can only be learned through "special gifts," and God wants everyone to know scriptures, then why doesn't everyone have "special gifts"?

5. What other subject does Augustine addresses in Book Three and Book Four?
(a) Understanding how to convey what one learned from Scripture.
(b) Understanding how scripture develops community.
(c) Teaching the doctrines of Scripture.
(d) Understanding how to learn from Scripture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What setting does Augustine recommend for sound Scriptural learning?

2. According to Augustine, for what reason should one love oneself?

3. What does Augustine consider as God's typical means of delivering His illumination?

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

5. According to Augustine, what are competing influences on an individual's thinking?

(see the answer key)

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