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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. God is greater than what?
(a) A being with all of God's properties save one.
(b) Most beings.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A being with all of God's properties save two.

2. What compels God to complete His original plan?
(a) His embarrassment.
(b) His goodness.
(c) His trust in Himself.
(d) His anger towards man.

3. What must He be in order to atone for men as a species?
(a) A man.
(b) A God.
(c) An angel.
(d) A saint.

4. Chapters four and five argue that God must complete His original plan to do what?
(a) Encourage man to have fun.
(b) Bring about man's ability to serve Him.
(c) Bring about man's enjoyment of Him.
(d) Show man how to fear Him.

5. Should we believe in the Trinity?
(a) Yes.
(b) Only after one gains understanding.
(c) Maybe.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Cur Deus Homo written?

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

3. The island Gaunilo describes is greater than an island with all of the Island's properties save what?

4. Why must the Island have this property?

5. To what is Gaunilo's piece a response?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Cur Deus Homo? How do you know this? Describe this book.

2. What do Chapters 4 and 5 argue?

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

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

5. What is the rational mind?

6. What can be known about the Trinity?

7. What does Anselm outline to prepare the reader for Book II?

8. What is known about each human soul?

9. What does the Appendix of Anselm: Basic Writings contain?

10. What does Gaunilo submit?

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