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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Question XXV & XLIV, Chapter 9, Questions XLV, XLVI, XLVII, XLVIII, XLIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Damascene do when he quit his job?
(a) He became a Christian monk.
(b) He became a pastor.
(c) He became a teacher.
(d) He became a beggar.

2. "God will have all men to be _____________" (p. 204.)
(a) Fearful.
(b) Saved.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Punished.

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

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

5. Whose will does Aquinas believe should always be fulfilled?
(a) The Pope's.
(b) One's own.
(c) God's.
(d) His own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Summa Theologica was originally written in what language?

2. Aquinas' work was severely challenged by what?

3. The layout of the Summa Theologica is designed for use in what?

4. Who translated the book?

5. How many major thinkers other than Aquinas are most frequently named by the author?

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