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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Question XIII , XIV, XV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aquinas was a learned man of what?
(a) The Muslim faith.
(b) The Jewish faith.
(c) The Greek government.
(d) The Catholic Church.

2. What is a Thomist?
(a) Someone who is named after Saint Thomas Aquinas.
(b) Someone who teaches Saint Thomas Aquinas' philosophies.
(c) Someone who is a disciple of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
(d) Someone who is especially well-versed in the work of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

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

4. Aquinas includes the role of language as part of the puzzle of what?
(a) God's name.
(b) Creation.
(c) Mythology.
(d) Theology.

5. Damascene is named after what?
(a) Damascus, Syria which was his homeland.
(b) The leader of his country.
(c) A god.
(d) His mother's maiden name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aquinas explains that God is defined as the "first cause" or what?

2. He attempted to reconcile philosophy with what?

3. Who had a Christian best friend for many years?

4. Aquinas supports God as self-evident but again shows his existence through _________________.

5. How can the Summa Theologica be described?

(see the answer key)

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