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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. Aquinas brings up the divergent views regarding what, saying that there are two lines of teaching?
(a) Facilitator and delegator.
(b) Corruptible and incorruptible.
(c) Demonstrator and Learner.
(d) Formal authority and personal model.

2. Aquinas' work was severely challenged by what?
(a) The powerful Israeli philosophy of the time.
(b) The powerful Catholic philosophy of the time.
(c) The powerful Arabian philosophy of the time.
(d) The powerful Greek philosophy of the time.

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

4. The layout of the Summa Theologica is designed for use in what?
(a) A church.
(b) Intellectual debate amongst theologians and philosophers.
(c) A classroom setting.
(d) A comparative religion course.

5. What was Damascene?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) A public official.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A artisan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose will does Aquinas believe should always be fulfilled?

2. What test does Aquinas' idea stand?

3. In what must the exemplar of the order of things towards their end exist?

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

5. Abstract concepts are harder to name, especially for what reason?

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