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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of the questions in the Summa Theologica are ____________________.

2. The truth or perception is that the living soul is the mind intimately associated with what?

3. According to Aquinas, is God truth?

4. What is entropy, according to Aquinas?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is said about whether the intellectual principle is united to the body as its form?

3. What is said about angels?

4. Who writes the introduction? What is assumed by the translation of this book?

5. What is Aquinas' response about truth?

6. The sixth article takes up the matter of the puzzle of whether the human soul is corruptible or incorruptible. What does Aquinas say about this?

7. What does Aquinas say about God's action and essence?

8. What are your thoughts on the layout of the Summa Theologica?

9. What does Aquinas say about potentiality and actuality?

10. What does Aquinas say about whether there is will in God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The question is raised whether the intellectual principle is united to the body as it pertains to form.

Part 1) What are the objections given to this? How does Aquinas feel about this question? Why? How does it support and continue his beliefs previously discussed?

Part 2) How might Aquinas' writings about this topic be confusing? How might his writing differ if he lived today? Why?

Part 3) What are your beliefs about the union between the body and soul? How does it compare to Aquinas?

Essay Topic 2

Question 79 in Chapter 13 is in regards to the intellectual powers.

Part 1) Why does Aquinas seem to continue discussing a question that seems to have already been answered? What is added? Why?

Part 2) What does Aquinas say about angels and people? Why is this discussed? How does this relate to Question 79 in Chapter 13?

Part 3) What does Aquinas say about the type of power the intellect has? How does this relate to his other views about the intellect?

Essay Topic 3

Whether truth resides in only the intellect is one of the most important philosophical questions known to humanity.

Part 1) Why is this question so important? How is this question revealed and discussed in this book?

Part 2) What is Aquinas' response to this question? How does this book reflect this response?

Part 3) Why does Aquinas feel the way he does about this question? What do you believe about this question?

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