7. Outline the type of instruction for catechumens as directed in the Apostolic Constitutions (39).
8. What would have been the effect of the continued rejection of secular books called for in the Apostolic Constitutions (41)?
9. What was the governmental advantage of the adoption of the Nicene Creed (42)?
10. Why did the rule of Saint Benedict (43) requiring readings and study lead to the copying and preservation of manuscripts?
11. What does the selection from Lanfranc (44) indicate as to the state of monastic learning?
12. Was there anything pedagogically sound about the letter of Saint Jerome (45) on the education of girls? Discuss.
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