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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What document is by Gaunilo?
(a) Only Fools Rush In.
(b) In Behalf of the Fool.
(c) Jesus, the Island.
(d) The greatest conceivable island.

2. The Appendix of Anselm: Basic Writings contains how many documents?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. When the soul loves God, He is blessed and God does what?
(a) Returns love to His creatures.
(b) Makes more humans.
(c) Ends pain.
(d) Smiles.

4. Christ is limited in power and knowledge in His human nature, as we are, but why is He not miserable?
(a) He has found Nirvana.
(b) He is a perfect man.
(c) His divine nature still contemplates God.
(d) He does not know how to feel emotions.

5. The island Gaunilo describes is greater than an island with all of the Island's properties save what?
(a) Love.
(b) Faith.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Existence.

6. What is a being with all of God's properties missing?
(a) Love.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Faith.
(d) Existence.

7. How is atonement possible?
(a) Through prayer.
(b) Through apologies.
(c) Through good works.
(d) Through God's mercy.

8. There is no contradiction between any two statements about the Trinity; thus, we can understand how it is what?
(a) Not false.
(b) Insane.
(c) Odd.
(d) False.

9. And any soul that hates God will be __________ for all of time.
(a) Fearful.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Miserable.
(d) Righteous.

10. Can we truly understand the nature of the Trinity?
(a) Yes.
(b) Possibly.
(c) No.
(d) More than likely.

11. God can be properly called what, in regards to the Trinity?
(a) Both three and one.
(b) Three inequal parts.
(c) Three.
(d) All in One.

12. God would not be good if He did not at least try to do what?
(a) Reconcile humanity to Himself.
(b) Understand humanity.
(c) Save His Son.
(d) Be fair.

13. Chapter two has Boso argue that while belief by faith must ___________ belief due to reason, faith should still seek understanding.
(a) Occur at the same time as.
(b) Precede.
(c) Succeed.
(d) Be more important.

14. Chapter nine emphasizes that only who within the Trinity can take on the nature of man?
(a) None of the persons.
(b) All of the persons.
(c) One of the persons.
(d) Two of the persons.

15. How is Cur Deus Homo written?
(a) As a dialogue.
(b) As a poem.
(c) As an extended argument.
(d) As a play.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rational mind is the closest method of approaching who or what?

2. Why does God do what He does in the answer to number 99?

3. Is Anselm's task of defending the Christian faith complete?

4. Does Christ die because of a debt He has incurred?

5. What is the reason that the rational mind was created?

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