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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. God must create from what?
(a) Some things.
(b) Few things.
(c) Everything.
(d) Nothing.

2. Everything God created existed in one sense already. How?
(a) On another planet.
(b) There were pieces of the creations lying around.
(c) God experimented prior to creating various beings.
(d) They were ideas in the mind of God.

3. There must exist a being that is what?
(a) The source of all existence.
(b) Good.
(c) Kind.
(d) Created.

4. The first man, Adam, discarded a state of unity with God which was __________ to keep.
(a) Somewhat difficult.
(b) Hard.
(c) Unimportant.
(d) Easy.

5. What does this Word help to "express" or create?
(a) Many thing.s
(b) Some things.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The world.

6. In chapter seven, Anselm argues that God is not only omnipotent but incapable of certain things. What can He not do?
(a) He cannot force us to believe and He cannot bend our wills.
(b) He cannot care about others and He cannot hear our pleas.
(c) He cannot do evil and He cannot fail to have maximal power.
(d) He cannot be tricked by evil and He cannot have complete power.

7. All beings others than God exist through whom?
(a) Other gods.
(b) God.
(c) Man.
(d) Satan.

8. Chapter sixteen raises a challenge: since God is equivalent to all his properties, can't we understand God when we understand these properties? How does Anselm respond?
(a) He will test this to see if it is true.
(b) He believes this to be true.
(c) He denies this to be true.
(d) He is not sure if this is true.

9. This _________ contains all ideals; this being is God.
(a) Ideal.
(b) Thought.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Hope.

10. This ideal of goodness must be ____________ goodness.
(a) Very good.
(b) Strong.
(c) Mighty.
(d) Perfect.

11. In chapter fourteen, Anselm follows up by arguing that God can be seen but also not seen by who?
(a) All of mankind.
(b) The devil.
(c) The angels.
(d) Those who follow and seek Him.

12. Chapters one through six describe the relationship of God to what?
(a) His angels.
(b) His existence.
(c) Satan.
(d) Man.

13. As what does the Word exist?
(a) A thing.
(b) Nothing.
(c) An idea.
(d) A place.

14. What must exist to make choices between two or more things?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Goodness.
(c) An ideal.
(d) Thought.

15. Chapter seventeen reiterates what about God?
(a) His understanding.
(b) His simplicity.
(c) His love.
(d) His justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only method of creating the world?

2. Anselm begins the Proslogium in the preface by stating his dissatisfaction with _______________ and his rationale for writing the Proslogium.

3. Does God derive His existence through nothing?

4. Chapter two points out that only who would not believe in God?

5. There must be an ideal by which to do what?

(see the answer keys)

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