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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. What is the format designed to suit?

2. Whenever you act in accordance with your own truth and values, then your behavior is what?

3. Summa Theologica was originally written in what language?

4. When Aquinas turns to the debate format, what is he assuming about the reader?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Aquinas turns to the debate format, what does he assume? What are the consequences of this?

3. What is Aquinas' response to Question LXXV On Man who is Composed of a Spiritual and a Corporeal Substance: And First, Concerning What Belongs to the Essence of the Soul?

4. What is Aquinas' response about truth?

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

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

7. What is a Thomist?

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

9. Does God will sin or evil?

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

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 12 is in regards to intention.

Part 1) What is intention? What are four questions asked in regards to intention? What is the purpose of each?

Part 2) How are other aspects of Aquinas' theories incorporated into the questioning and answers pertaining to intention? Why?

Part 3) What is the message of this portion of the book? With what does Aquinas want the reader to come away?

Essay Topic 3

Aquinas says that all things are directed to one end, which is God.

Part 1) How does he support this belief? Is this valid support? Why or why not?

Part 2) How do his previously-discussed beliefs lead up to support this belief?

Part 3) How does this idea influence Aquinas' beliefs about humanity, the soul, and truth?

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