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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Truth and falsehood.
(b) Truth and lies.
(c) Falsehood.
(d) Truth.

3. What is the format designed to suit?
(a) Those who study theology.
(b) An educational setting.
(c) Debate and logical argumentation.
(d) Those interested in philosophy.

4. Whenever you act in accordance with your own truth and values, then your behavior is what?
(a) Not in accordance with God's will.
(b) Beneficial only to oneself.
(c) In unity with your essence.
(d) Unusual.

5. According to Aquinas, is God truth?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Yes.
(c) Probably.
(d) No.

6. What location of truth does the author question?
(a) Whether truth resides in God.
(b) Whether man can be truthful.
(c) Whether truth resides only in the intellect.
(d) Whether there is truth in heaven.

7. While the activity of the mind is usually expressed through the living body, with what will it continue in its current form?
(a) Accidents and injuries to the brain.
(b) The birth of new beings.
(c) The cessation of the material nature.
(d) The coming of Christ.

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

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

10. Thanks to ______________, he becomes aware of some ancient thinkers outside of Scriptures as well as inside them.
(a) Aquinas' intelligence.
(b) Aquinas' education.
(c) Aquinas' friends.
(d) Aquinas' family.

11. Where did Damascene live for many years?
(a) Iran.
(b) Palestine.
(c) India.
(d) Iraq.

12. What does Aquinas mean by truth that is immutable?
(a) It can be changed.
(b) It changes often.
(c) It must be changed in some circumstances.
(d) It does not and cannot be changed.

13. Reading the Summa is much like trying to read what?
(a) A novel.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A well-planned physics book written for other physicists.
(d) A book in another language.

14. What test does Aquinas' idea stand?
(a) The test of conflict and disagreement.
(b) The test of the Catholic Church.
(c) The test of accuracy.
(d) The test of philosophers.

15. God can will for the existence of what?
(a) Pain.
(b) Evil.
(c) Sin.
(d) Opposites and their possibilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who translated the book?

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

3. Is there Will in God?

4. The objections in this book are legitimate opposition to what?

5. What is the reason why God has no name, or is said to be above being named?

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