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

2. Aquinas explains that God is defined as the "first cause" or what?

3. What is the trilogy of men of Athens?

4. What power does not exist at all in God?

5. What test does Aquinas' idea stand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is a Thomist?

7. Describe the writing of the Summa Theologica.

8. What does Aquinas say about falsity?

9. Who is Damascene?

10. How was Aquinas able to write this book successfully?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One set of questions in the text is focused on the issue of law.

Part 1) What laws is Aquinas discussing? What are four questions being asked about law? Why is each asked?

Part 2) What different types of laws exist? Compare them to one another.

Part 3) What is the purpose of discussing laws? How does it reflect and reinforce other topics discussed in this book?

Essay Topic 2

The question is raised in this book whether God is omnipotent.

Part 1) What is meant by omnipotence? How is God omnipotent, according to Aquinas? Would other philosophers agree with him? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why is the answering of this question threatening? How threatening is it? Why?

Part 3) Do you believe God is omnipotent? Why or why not?

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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