1. What does Augustine recommend to avoid the negative influences on individual thought?
(a) Devoting regular time in prayer to become sensitive to Divine guidance.
(b) Isolating from temptations.
(c) Paying careful attention to rules for Scriptural learning.
(d) Regular participation in church activities.

2. 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.

3. How does Augustine describe humans?
(a) Humans are things that can "enjoy," love and "use" things.
(b) Humans are things that are subject to the laws of God.
(c) Humans are above things because they use them.
(d) Humans are things that use language as a symbol.

4. What is the logical inconsistency of the critics that Augustine confronts in the Preface?
(a) If learning only comes through community, why does Scripture encourage separation for prayer?
(b) If these critics believe they need no training, why are they reviewing Augustine's works?
(c) 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"?
(d) If these critics believe learning only comes through the possession of "special gifts," why do they teach?

5. What basic fact do the critics discussed in the Preface ignore by discounting teaching from Augustine and others?
(a) Many writers have intensely studied Scriptures and have left their impressions for their use.
(b) The works of writers closer to the time of the authors of Scripture are frequently incomplete, disjointed, and often unverifiable.
(c) The fact that they learned important tools, such as the alphabet, from other humans.
(d) Trial and error application often give non-Christians the opportunity to "mock God."