Augustine's Life And Influences

Question 1

Constantine’s rule meant that Christianity was ? and that persecution was banned.

Answer 1

Decriminalised.

Question 2

Augustine was born in ? Africa and his mother was a ? Christian.

Answer 2

North.

Devout.

Question 3

When Augustine was young, he followed the thinking of a group called the ?, who believed that the world was engaged in a ? battle between good and evil.

Answer 3

Manichees.

Cosmic.

Question 4

Augustine was very involved in Plato’s ideas, and was heavily influenced by a ? philosopher called ?

Answer 4

Neoplatonist.

Plotinus.

Question 5

Augustine was doubtful of Plotinus’ ? that the human intellect was capable of understanding the nature of ? on its own, because, if that were true, it left no room for ? to have a role.

Answer 5

Assertion.
Goodness.
Christ.

Question 6

Augustine converted to Christianity when he was ? and was later a priest and a ?

Answer 6

32.

Bishop.

Question 7

Before he became a Christian, he had a ? with whom he lived and had a child but, once converted, his ? insisted that he give up his mistress and ? someone else.

Answer 7

Mistress.
Mother.
Marry.

Question 8

Augustine ordered the destruction of ?-? places of worship.

Answer 8

Non-Christian.

Question 9

For Augustine, the fallen sinful nature of ? made human reason and effort impossible without the ? of God.

Answer 9

Humanity.

Grace.

Question 10

Augustine combined his skills in ? with reflections on his own personal life in his writings about ? ideas.

Answer 10

Philosophy.

Theological.