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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. When the soul loves God, He is blessed and God does what?

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

3. What document is by Gaunilo?

4. Can one merely believe?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why must humans be saved?

3. What is Gaunilo's argument?

4. How does Gaunilo use the greatest conceivable island?

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

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

7. What can be known about the Trinity?

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

9. Why is the sacrifice of the God-man so important?

10. How will souls be rewarded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Man was initially made holy so that he could enjoy God.

Part 1) What else could not take place if man had remained sinless? Why? Is it possible for a man to be born and to remain sinless? Why or why not?

Part 2) What does Anselm say about God's original plan? Does he still continue along this plan? Why or why not? How does Jesus play into this original plan?

Part 3) What is the connection between this discussion of God's original plan the end of the plan, and the Trinity? What does all this reveal and clarify about the Christian faith?

Essay Topic 2

St. Anselm defines God as the being "than which nothing greater can be conceived."

Part 1) How does he support this definition? Could there be other, better, definitions of God? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this definition support Anselm's other beliefs and claims?

Part 3) What is your own definition of God? How have you come to this definition? What might Anselm think of your definition? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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