Childhood & Youth
Which fruit did Augustine steal for the sheer thrill of it, not because he was actually hungry?
Pears
Finish the quote: "Our hearts are restless, Lord, until they rest in ___"
"You"
Which vocabulary word means "the inability to perform, lack of competence"
Incompetence
How did Augustine travel across the Mediterranean sea to Italy?
ship/sailboat
Who is the spiritual being who Augustine is ultimately seeking to know and serve throughout his famous book, Confessions.
God
What did the teachers do to Augustine when he was slow at his schoolwork. (This caused Augustine to pray)
They beat him
How does Augustine come to define evil?
A privation or lack of good
Which Greek god was a thunderer and an adulterer?
Jove
The capital of Italy where Augustine moved in 383 AD to teach rhetoric to wild students.
Rome
The bishop who disciplined Augustine more than any other
Bishop Ambrose
As a schoolboy, Augustine preferred learning this language instead of Greek.
Latin
What major sin did Augustine struggle with throughout his life?
Fornication
Famous rhetoric professor in Rome who became a Christian
Simplicianus
Where did Augustine move in his 17th year?
Carthage
The name of Augustine's mother who constantly prayed for his salvation
(Saint) Monica
In what two ways did Augustine sin as a boy?
Augustine stole pears from a neighbor's yard, and he disobeyed his parents.
Which New Testament author did Augustine particularly enjoy?
Paul
Monk from Egypt who was impressed by the verse "go and sell all that you have and give it to the poor"
Anthony
Augustine served 35 years as the bishop of which North African coastal city? (Hint: it's in his title)
Hippo
Honest friend who refused to cheat as an assessor
Alypius
Why was Augustine's baptism deferred when he was a baby?
There was a concern that he might commit serious sins that would not be remitted by the baptism.
What did Augustine struggle to comprehend about God?
He couldn't comprehend God without a physical form.
Which verse did Augustine's eyes fall upon when he experienced a radical conversion?
Romans 13:13-14
"...put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh"
In which city was Augustine born?
Thagaste
Manichean teacher who did not answer Augustine's questions well
Faustus