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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the main difference between the system of learning that Augustine advocates and that advocated by the critics he focuses on in the Preface?
(a) Augustine's system requires study and application of rules whereas the critics believe they can understand through special gifts.
(b) Augustine's system of learning requires study in Greek philosophy whereas the critics require researching copies of manuscripts.
(c) Augustine's system requires great expense in accessing the necessary documents of learning whereas the critics allow for the interpretation of the spirit through tongues.
(d) Augustine's system requires finding a qualified Priest to hand down the official teaching of the Church whereas the critics allow free interpretation.

3. When Augustine focuses on one of the types of criticism he expects to receive, what does he suggest to the reader?
(a) That these types of critics are a threat to the true Church.
(b) That these types of critics are stagnant in their thoughts and threaten to limit the influence of Divine guidance.
(c) That these types of critics, if they gather a following around their criticism, are dangerously close to practicing heresy.
(d) That these types of critics will either understand Scripture or believe they do.

4. What does Augustine call signs that are only used to express and transmit thoughts?
(a) Natural signs.
(b) Signs that are things.
(c) Given signs.
(d) Signs that are words.

5. How does Augustine characterize things in Book One?
(a) They are the items that God puts before Christians to use.
(b) They are ordinary objects that are not used to signify something.
(c) They are the items that God puts before Christians to enjoy.
(d) They are all items that fall under God's authority.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second important distinction that Augustine makes in Book One?

2. What Scriptural defense does Augustine use for encouraging critics to consider the validity of "On Christian Doctrine"?

3. What does it mean that Augustine requires his students to have such broad knowledge to master his course?

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

5. What does Augustine state signs are regardless of whether they want to be?

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