Summa: Question 2 Exam

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Complete the Exam for Question 2: The existence of God of the Summa. This exam covers all of the articles under Question 2.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
A truth may be self-evident in two ways:
Respuesta
  • in itself and to the human mind
  • in itself but not to the human mind
  • to the human mind but not in itself
  • not in itself or to the human mind

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
The statement "God exists" is self-evident in itself.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
The statement "God exists" is self-evident to the human mind.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

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When a truth is [blank_start]self[blank_end] [blank_start]evident[blank_end] it neither needs a proof nor admits one.
Respuesta
  • self
  • evident

Pregunta 5

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We have not the prompt and perfect knowledge of God and his existence.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

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For man, the truth of the existence of God needs to be evidenced or proved.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

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Can we prove that God exists?
Respuesta
  • Yes
  • No

Pregunta 8

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What are the two ways of reasoning a thing out?
Respuesta
  • if we perfectly know a cause, we can reason what the effect must be
  • after studying an effect, we can work back to know the cause that produced it
  • we can reason that something is self-evident
  • we can study the effects without worrying about a cause

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
We may so perfectly know a cause that we can reason out what its effect must be. This is called __________________ reasoning.
Respuesta
  • a priori
  • a posteriori

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
We may know an effect better than we know its cause, and by studying the effect we can work back to know the cause that produced it. This is called _______________ reasoning.
Respuesta
  • a posteriori
  • a priori

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
In proving the existence of God we use ___________________ reasoning.
Respuesta
  • a priori
  • a posteriori

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
How many ways does Aquinas provide for proving the existence of God?
Respuesta
  • one
  • three
  • five
  • four

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
The argument from motion can be summarized as follows:
Respuesta
  • Where there is motion, there is a mover, and ultimately a first or 'prime' mover, itself unmoved. This is God.
  • Things here are produced by their causes, and so on. Ultimately there must be a first cause which is itself uncaused. This is God.
  • Contingent things demand as their ultimate explanation a non-contingent being, a necessary being. This is God.
  • Where there is good and better and still better, there must be a best which is the source and measure of goodness. This is God.

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
What are the five notable ways of reasoning out the truth that God exists?
Respuesta
  • the argument from motion
  • the argument of first cause
  • the argument of contingency
  • The argument of gradation or scale
  • The argument of governance and order
  • The argument of manifest design

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
Things here are produced by:
Respuesta
  • their causes
  • motion
  • nothing
  • an act of the will

Pregunta 16

Pregunta
There must be a first ________________ which is itself uncaused.
Respuesta
  • cause
  • motion
  • perfection
  • government

Pregunta 17

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Since both design and government involve [blank_start]intelligence[blank_end], there must be a governor and designer who is the first and absolute [blank_start]intelligence[blank_end].
Respuesta
  • intelligence
  • intelligence

Pregunta 18

Pregunta
Where there are degrees of perfection, there must ultimately be ______________________________.
Respuesta
  • absolute perfection
  • a first cause
  • a first mover
  • an ultimate intelligence
  • a necessary being

Pregunta 19

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A non-contingent being depends on other beings for its existence.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 20

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There is design and government in the world.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 21

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Contingent things do not have to exist.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 22

Pregunta
Where there are degrees of perfection, there must ultimately be absolute perfection.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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