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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Question LXXIX / 79 & Analysis Chapter 14, Questions LXXX, LXXXI, & LXXXII & LXXXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aquinas shows that his ideas can be _____.
(a) Unreasonable.
(b) Wrong.
(c) Odd.
(d) Formed.

2. What is a psychological purification process?
(a) Studying philosophy.
(b) Combining theology with philosophy.
(c) Speaking with philosophers.
(d) Debate and logical argumentation.

3. The sixth article takes up the matter of the puzzle of whether the human soul is ________________.
(a) Real or abstract.
(b) Real or imagined.
(c) A part of the mind or body.
(d) Corruptible or incorruptible.

4. What areas of study might be important when reading this book?
(a) Art and literature.
(b) Philosophy and theology.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Greek mythology.

5. What does Aquinas differentiate between in the First Article?
(a) Angels and people.
(b) Angels and saints.
(c) People and animals.
(d) Angels and God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Aquinas ask in Question 79?

2. The Second Article concerns whether the intellect is a purely _________ power or not.

3. How can the Summa Theologica be described?

4. The Second Article is focused upon differentiating the sensitive and the intellectual appetites: are they different powers?

5. 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?

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