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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. Whatever action any individual does to another has already been done to whom?

2. The divine essence is exposed through what?

3. Aquinas goes back to pre-Socratic times and the observation that the system is rooted in motion, which ___________ certainty.

4. Angels consist of ____________ only.

5. Aquinas explains that the human mind can discover a new __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first question pertaining to the issue of law?

2. What comparisons are made regarding arguments that would seem to prove that God cannot be seen in His essence and their solution?

3. For Question 58, what is discussed in the First and Second Articles?

4. Can one person understand one and the same thing better than another can?

5. What does Aquinas say when he discusses how the soul while united to the body understands corporeal things beneath it?

6. How do the two actions mentioned in number 51 contain choice?

7. Can violence be done to the will?

8. What does the matter of whether the essence of the soul is its power involve?

9. What does Aquinas say about differentiating the sensitive and and the intellectual appetites?

10. What does Aquinas say about agents and action?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Aquinas discusses the question of whether there is anything voluntary in human acts.

Part 1) What other questions does Aquinas ask regarding voluntary human acts? How does this relate to the idea of will?

Part 2) What does Aquinas say about one's will? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Part 3) How is intention connected to will? What is the connection between these and intellect? How do you believe one makes choices? Do you agree with Aquinas? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

It is discussed whether the intellectual principle is multiplied according to the number of bodies.

Part 1) How does this continue to discussion from number 10? What does this have to do with agents and actions? How successful is Aquinas at supporting his belief about the intellectual principle? Why?

Part 2) What does Aquinas think of individuating qualities? How is this connected to Jesus and forgiveness?

Part 3) What does Aquinas think of the idea of many souls? Why? What are your thoughts on this?

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