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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is Gaunilo's piece a response?
(a) Anselm's ontological argument in the Cur Deus Homo.
(b) Anselm's ontological argument in the Greatest Conceivable Island.
(c) Anselm's ontological argument in the Monologium.
(d) Anselm's ontological argument in the Proslogium.

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

3. Anselm argues that God must incarnate as one from whose race?
(a) Joseph's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Adam's.
(d) Jesus'.

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

5. What is Boso's role?
(a) He challenges Anselm's theory of atonement.
(b) He challenges all of Anselm's theories.
(c) He is Anselm's ally.
(d) He contradicts all that Anselm believes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Appendix of Anselm: Basic Writings contains how many documents?

2. Can one merely believe?

3. Why must the Island have this property?

4. Infidels argue that Christ's condescension to not only become man but to act as he did was what?

5. Chapters three through eight discuss the ___________ of the "infidels" to the theory of the atonement.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anselm's task of defending the Christian faith not complete?

2. What do Chapters 6 and 7 argue?

3. What do Chapters 1, 2, and 3 explain?

4. What is Gaunilo's argument?

5. What do Chapters 3 through 8 discuss?

6. In what should we believe?

7. How is the Greatest Conceivable Island compared to God?

8. What can be known about the Trinity?

9. Was the God-man born with original sin? How does this affect Him?

10. What do Chapters 4 and 5 argue?

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