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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. What document is by Gaunilo?

2. What is a being with all of God's properties missing?

3. Chapter five maintains that only God could redeem humanity. Why?

4. About what is Boso worried?

5. The rational mind is the _________ part of us.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Chapters 4 and 5 argue?

3. On Gaunilo's view, why does the argument fail?

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

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

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

7. What does Anselm say about Satan and the Fallen Angels?

8. What is the rational mind?

9. What is Gaunilo's argument?

10. What happens when the soul loves God? What happens when a soul hates God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

St. Anselm's project of proving God's existence is a case of "faith seeking understanding."

Part 1) What is meant by this? How does St. Anselm go about seeking this understanding? Is he successful? Why or why not?

Part 2) Might these writings effectively convince a non-believer to believe, or are these writings purely for believers? Why?

Part 3) How important is understanding to having faith in something? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Christ's life pays God for humanity's sins.

Part 1) How does Christ's life do this? Could anyone else's life be capable of paying for humanity's sins? Why or why not?

Part 2) How important are the facts that Christ had the freedom to sin and died happily to his ability to pay God for mankind's sins? Explain.

Part 3) Why has the world not returned to its original state, as with Adam and Eve, if Christ has paid for mankind's sins?

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