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Augustine cries many types of tears on the death of his mother in Book 9.  He speaks of “another kind of tears” in paragraphs 34-35 of book 9 (p. 176-7) which he was moved to cry for his mother.  Which kind of tear discussed in class best characterizes the tears he is “crying” in these two paragraphs?  

According to Augustine, (neo-)Platonist philosophy helped him to overcome one specific intellectual hurdle that had held his mind captive in youth. What was it?   

The ‘Pear Tree’ incident was important to Augustine’s life because it taught him:

Given the near synonymous usage of most of the terms in this list, which one of these things is not like the others?

As mentioned in slides, which idea did Augustine NOT find in the books of the Platonists?

True or False: Augustine believes its ok to ‘use’ people (2pts). 

‘What then shall we do?’ is the primary question of which field of study?   

Augustine argued that Christianity should “plunder the Egyptians”. What example from the semester would qualify as a “plundering of the Egyptians”?

In lecture I argued that Augustine’s full conversion to God did not occur in the Milan garden (Book 8).  a) Which of the “three” conversions (book 7, 8, and 9) I mentioned in class it seems best to locate in the Milan garden episode (in other words, what was “converted” to God finally by the end of book 8?); [conversion1] and, b) what was missing from his full conversion to God that he needed to add in book 9? [conversion2]

Comparing the Catholic/Christian view of creation with the Manichee view, what ideas do they share in common. (May be more than one correct answer.  Hint: also think of what Lewis said about Dualism being, second only to Christianity, a “fighting religion”). (3pts)