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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. God is identical with what?

2. All beings others than God exist through whom?

3. As what does the Word exist?

4. Chapters eighteen through twenty-four describe God's what?

5. Is this "Word" the same substance as Himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anselm say about the essence of both Father and Son?

2. What does Anselm say about God's properties as Father and Son?

3. What set of problems does Chapter 9 of the Proslogium introduced? How does Chapter 10 add to this?

4. How does Anselm explain that God creates from nothing but that everything, in a sense, already exists?

5. How and why does God lack feelings of emotions? Of what else is he also incapable?

6. How does Jesus derive existence from God? Why?

7. How does Anselm begin the Proslogium?

8. To what is God identical?

9. Why does Anselm say that only a fool would not believe in God?

10. What does Anselm say about God's eternality and omnipresence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Cur Deus Homo, Anselm represents his argument in dialogue form.

Part 1) Describe this dialogue. Why might he choose to use dialogue form? Why has he not used it in his other writings?

Part 2) How effective is this dialogue? Explain. How does it support his other writings?

Part 3) What else, besides the dialogue form, is unique to this writing? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The argument in the Monologium is importantly different from the Proslogium.

Part 1) What is the argument in each of these? How are they similar? How are they different?

Part 2) Why are these differences important? What do these differences reveal about God and everything in existence?

Part 3) How is this argument meant to help mankind? How might it help you?

Essay Topic 3

Christ was not compelled to offer himself to die.

Part 1) How does Anselm attempt to prove this statement? Is he successful? Why or why not? How is this important in setting up Book 2 of the Cur Deus Homo?

Part 2) What else does Anselm say to set up Book 2? Why does he say this? How does it prepare the reader for Book 2?

Part 3) What have you learned about the Christian faith through Cur Deus Homo? Do you agree with what Anselm has to say? Why or why not?

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