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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. Should we believe in the Trinity?

2. Can One can infer the existence of X in reality from its existence in the understanding?

3. What is Boso's role?

4. Can multiple persons incarnate as one person?

5. Man would never have ________ unless he sinned.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gaunilo submit?

3. What is Gaunilo's argument?

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

5. What do Chapters 4 and 5 argue?

6. How will souls be rewarded?

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

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

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

10. What is known about each human soul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Anselm argues that, despite the fact that we cannot truly understand the nature of the Trinity, we should believe in it.

Part 1) Why can one not truly understand the Trinity? Why should one believe in it, even though he or she does not understand it?

Part 2) Is this lack of understanding and need to believe anyway exist in other aspects of Christianity? If so, give an example. If not, why not?

Part 3) In what do you believe? Do you have complete understanding of this? Why or why not?

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