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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. Damascene was later canonized as what?
(a) Both a thinker and teacher.
(b) Both a healer and teacher.
(c) Both a priest and rabbi.
(d) Both a healer and a thinker.

2. He states that words do relate to actual things. It is also important to note that the mind has an important role in language. That is why Aquinas introduces the idea of naming things by and with what?
(a) Quantity and purpose.
(b) Alphabetical order and an assistant.
(c) Intention and understanding.
(d) Size and concentration.

3. Is created truth eternal, according to Aquinas?
(a) Yes, all truth is eternal.
(b) No, not all of the truth is eternal, but all that is eternal is the truth.
(c) Yes, all truth is eternal, but not all that is eternal is the truth.
(d) No, no truth is eternal, and nothing eternal is truth.

4. Abstract concepts are harder to name, especially for what reason?
(a) They should not be named.
(b) They are difficult to see.
(c) They are not things in the usual sense.
(d) Many might argue over the names.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the Summa Theologica be described?

2. Reading the Summa is much like trying to read what?

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

4. Aquinas brings up the divergent views regarding what, saying that there are two lines of teaching?

5. What is the format designed to suit?

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