HIST491_Quiz4

Quiz: Augustine and Historical Research The quiz:  Covers the Learn material from Module 3: Week 3 — Module 4: Week 4 .  Contains 51 multiple-choice, true/false and essay questions.  Is limited to 1 hour and 15 minutes .  Allows 1 attempt .  Is worth 100 points . Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 Links to an external site. * Some questions not yet graded Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz: 45 out of 100 * Question 1 1 / 1 pts He established the Pax Romana in AD 13 Diocletian Ner Augustus Augustine Question 2 1 / 1 pts According to the video, what was Augustine’s purpose in writing City of God ? Why Christians should have nothing to do in the secular world Why God allowed the destruction of Rome To show Rome as an agent of God’s power All of the above None of the above Question 3 1 / 1 pts According to the video, Christianity posed a problem(s) for Rome in that it Encouraged emperor worship along with worship of Christ Denied the worship of Roman gods, including the emperor. Focused attention on getting to the hereafter and less on the present B and C A and C Question 4 1 / 1 pts This Roman emperor had his mother killed.

Augustus Claudius Caligula Nero Question 5 1 / 1 pts This Roman emperor created the Tetrarchy, or rule of four. Augustus Nero Claudius Hadrian Diocletian Question 6 1 / 1 pts This Roman emperor issued an edict of toleration for all Christians and eventually made Christianity the empire’s principal religion. Claudius Caligula Theodosius Constantine Diocletian Question 7 1 / 1 pts According to the video, the Roman empire in general saw most religions In an inclusive way In an intolerant way As troublesome None of the above Question 8 1 / 1 pts The Res Gestae is a monument on which Augustus Lists his friends Lists his enemies Lists his divine attributes Lists the offices he turned down.

Automatically see it primarily as a secondary piece of information All of the above None of the above Question 14 1 / 1 pts According to Dr. Snead, a student should pursue a research project based on solely on personal interest. True False Question 15 1 / 1 pts According to Dr. David Snead, secondary sources play little or no role in a primary source research project. True False Question 16 1 / 1 pts According to Andrew Roberts, what is his general ratio of time for research and time for writing? Research 50%, Writing 50% Research 30%, Writing 70% Research 90%, Writing 10% Research 20%, Writing 80% Question 17 1 / 1 pts According to Andrew Roberts, he found president George W. Bush to be Smart but uninterested in history Interested in history but not very knowledgeable Smart and very engaged with the details of history Roberts made no comments on George W. Bush Question 18 1 / 1 pts Andrew Roberts does not generally read his own books once they are published. True False

Question 19 1 / 1 pts Which of the following topics has Andrew Roberts not published a book on? Churchill Napoleon WWII Masters and Commanders The Great Awakening Question 20 1 / 1 pts In his book Storm of War, Andrew Roberts concluded that Hitler lost the war because He did not pay enough attention to military factors He did not pay enough attention to ideological factors He was too busy being drunk He was afraid of public opinion about his leadership None of the above Question 21 1 / 1 pts According to Augustine’s readings of the Platonists, he learned that the soul… is fallen from birth and purified by attaining knowledge is fallen by free choice and is purified by liberation from passion is inherently good and in no need of abstaining from evil is most at home on the earth in the temporal body Question 22 1 / 1 pts Augustine’s reading of Cicero encouraged him towards a hedonistic lifestyle. True False Question 23 1 / 1 pts Augustine expected hermits and monks to memorize substantial portions of the Bible, if not the whole Bible. True False Question 24 1 / 1 pts Augustine believed at one point that evil is not an ultimate ‘nature’ but a perversion of the will.

Lying superstition gluttony greed Question 30 1 / 1 pts Who was a well-known intellectual critic of Christianity during Augustine’s ministry? Porphyry Donatus Arius Tertullian Question 31 1 / 1 pts According to Chadwick, where are Augustine’s favorite pictures of the Church located? prophecies in Revelation parables in Matthew 13 the church in Corinth the church in Galatia IncorrectIncorrect Question 32 0 / 1 pts What personally written maxim does Augustine exemplify in his autobiography Confessions ? “The fewer the words, the better the prayer” “I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need” “Hate the sin, love the sinner” “Bible reading is an education in itself” Question 33 1 / 1 pts The formula ‘one substance in three persons’ was first proposed by who? Tertullian Augustine The Apostle John Arius Question 34 1 / 1 pts

Classical Greek and Latin moralists believed that emotions such as “anger, pity, grief, joy, lust” were emotions that caused pain, and one must suppress them. Rising above these things, what do these moralists think reigns supreme? Reality rationality idealism existentialism Question 35 1 / 1 pts What did the inscription on Augustine’s hospitable dinner-table forbid? consumption of alcohol stealing malicious gossip heresy IncorrectIncorrect Question 36 0 / 1 pts How does Augustine close Confessions ? with the creation story with a description of his mother’s funeral with a discussion of heaven and earth with the Romans salvation plan Question 37 1 / 1 pts What is the focal point in Manichaeism (the society to which Augustine committed himself to at one point)? Good works problem of evil idolatry pleasure Question 38 1 / 1 pts Augustine distinguished himself from his contemporaries by believing Rome would fall like its predecessor Babylon. True False Question 39

do fear hear feel Question 45 1 / 1 pts Regarding education, Augustine strives for a middle road between what two things? nature and destiny credulity and curiosity nature and nurture process and product Question 46 1 / 1 pts Where did Augustine serve as Bishop? Rome Constantinople Spain North Africa France Question 47 1 / 1 pts According to Roger Schultz, in which work by Augustine does he give his personal testimony of conversion? City of God The Teacher Confessions None of the above Question 48 1 / 1 pts According to Roger Schultz, St. Augustine had little influence on western civilization beyond his own time. True False Question 49 1 / 1 pts

According to Roger Schultz, Augustine seems to have adopted his progression of linear history in part from what passage of Scripture? John 3 Acts 17 I John 4 Revelation 20 James 2 Question 50 1 / 1 pts According to Roger Schultz, Augustine believed that Faith preceded reason Empirical evidence is the final arbiter of truth All knowing of necessity begins with axioms A and C A and B Question 51 Not yet graded / 50 pts Augustine’s interests crossed many areas of intellectual inquiry. Write an essay evaluating his overall contributions or at least direct involvement in at least three key areas. Sample (but not exhaustive) list of areas: Ethics, Politics, Philosophy, Rhetoric, History, Theology, Literature, Epistemology, Church government, etc. In the conclusion of your essay, write a crisp summary statement on what you believe is Augustine’s overall importance (i.e., Why study this fascinating and complicated man?).