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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, The End of Man Chapters XVIII, XIX, XX, XXV Chapter 18, XLVII, LI, LII, LIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Truth and falsehood are both described in relation to what?
(a) Sin.
(b) Relationships between men.
(c) The intellect.
(d) God.

2. Aquinas then broaches the matter of what substances?
(a) Facilitator and delegator.
(b) Corruptible and incorruptible.
(c) Demonstrator and Learner.
(d) Formal authority and personal model.

3. God has imbued all creatures, most especially humanity, to partake of the nature of God and to shed off what?
(a) Judgmental attitudes.
(b) Human troubles.
(c) That which holds them back from being more divine and perfect in their being.
(d) Worries and pain.

4. 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) Falsehood.
(b) Truth.
(c) Truth and falsehood.
(d) Truth and lies.

5. When is man's ultimate happiness, according to Aquinas?
(a) In old age.
(b) In this life.
(c) Not in this life.
(d) In childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Truth is the perfection of what, claims Aquinas?

2. Is there Will in God?

3. God manifests as _____________ within humanity.

4. Is created truth eternal, according to Aquinas?

5. God cannot be the end of things as though He were something effected, but only as ______________.

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