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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What helped with the development of the philosophy mentioned in number 6?
(a) The birth of the prophet Mohammed.
(b) The arrival of Buddha.
(c) The arrival of the prophet Mohammed.
(d) The arrival of Christ.

3. How is power twofold?
(a) Both active and inactive.
(b) Both passive and aggressive.
(c) Both passive and active.
(d) Both aggressive and inactive.

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

5. What is the more ordinary idea of "God?"
(a) As the Father of Jesus.
(b) As a stranger to many.
(c) As a ferocious god.
(d) As the Ultimate Know-It-All.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is epistemology?

2. Aquinas' work was severely challenged by what?

3. Aquinas then broaches the matter of what substances?

4. What is the trilogy of men of Athens?

5. Truth and falsehood are both described in relation to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the format of this book.

2. What is said in response to the question of whether truth resides only in the intellect?

3. What is Aquinas' response about truth?

4. What do many of the questions and answers Aquinas discusses reveal about him?

5. Who is Aristotle? How is he important to this book?

6. Who is Damascene?

7. What does Aquinas say about the First Article: Whether a Name Can be Given to God?

8. Who is Dionysius?

9. What is said about angels?

10. What might someone who is not specially educated in the areas of philosophy and theology think of this book?

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