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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Saint Thomas Aquinas : Chapter 4, Questions XVI & XVII, XVIII & XIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has written the Introduction?
(a) Socrates.
(b) St. Thomas Aquinas.
(c) Plato.
(d) A nameless scholar.

2. Aquinas observes that while "the Philosopher" claims that the human intellect can have perfect knowledge, he uses Aristotle to refute this. He cites an observation made in De Anima to prove this. What does he say is in the mind's understanding of things?
(a) Truth.
(b) Falsehood.
(c) Truth and lies.
(d) Truth and falsehood.

3. Does truth exist in the intellect?
(a) No.
(b) Most likely.
(c) Yes.
(d) Probably.

4. Aquinas explains that God is defined as the "first cause" or what?
(a) Cause of action.
(b) Actor.
(c) Prime mover.
(d) Prime reason.

5. How many major thinkers other than Aquinas are most frequently named by the author?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped with the development of the philosophy mentioned in number 6?

2. What does Aquinas mean by truth that is immutable?

3. What did Damascene do when he quit his job?

4. How can the Summa Theologica be described?

5. Truth and falsehood are both described in relation to what?

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