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Quiz by Anita Thomer, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Anita Thomer
almost 8 years ago
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Question 1
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A truth may be self-evident in two ways:
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in itself and to the human mind
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in itself but not to the human mind
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to the human mind but not in itself
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not in itself or to the human mind
Question 2
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The statement "God exists" is self-evident in itself.
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- True
- False
Question 3
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The statement "God exists" is self-evident to the human mind.
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- True
- False
Question 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.
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self
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evident
Question 5
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We have not the prompt and perfect knowledge of God and his existence.
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- True
- False
Question 6
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For man, the truth of the existence of God needs to be evidenced or proved.
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- True
- False
Question 7
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Can we prove that God exists?
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Yes
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No
Question 8
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What are the two ways of reasoning a thing out?
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if we perfectly know a cause, we can reason what the effect must be
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after studying an effect, we can work back to know the cause that produced it
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we can reason that something is self-evident
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we can study the effects without worrying about a cause
Question 9
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We may so perfectly know a cause that we can reason out what its effect must be. This is called __________________ reasoning.
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a priori
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a posteriori
Question 10
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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.
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a posteriori
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a priori
Question 11
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In proving the existence of God we use ___________________ reasoning.
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a priori
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a posteriori
Question 12
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How many ways does Aquinas provide for proving the existence of God?
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one
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three
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five
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four
Question 13
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The argument from motion can be summarized as follows:
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Where there is motion, there is a mover, and ultimately a first or 'prime' mover, itself unmoved. This is God.
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Things here are produced by their causes, and so on. Ultimately there must be a first cause which is itself uncaused. This is God.
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Contingent things demand as their ultimate explanation a non-contingent being, a necessary being. This is God.
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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.
Question 14
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What are the five notable ways of reasoning out the truth that God exists?
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the argument from motion
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the argument of first cause
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the argument of contingency
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The argument of gradation or scale
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The argument of governance and order
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The argument of manifest design
Question 15
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Things here are produced by:
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their causes
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motion
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nothing
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an act of the will
Question 16
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There must be a first ________________ which is itself uncaused.
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cause
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motion
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perfection
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government
Question 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].
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intelligence
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intelligence
Question 18
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Where there are degrees of perfection, there must ultimately be ______________________________.
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absolute perfection
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a first cause
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a first mover
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an ultimate intelligence
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a necessary being
Question 19
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A non-contingent being depends on other beings for its existence.
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- True
- False
Question 20
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There is design and government in the world.
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- True
- False
Question 21
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Contingent things do not have to exist.
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- True
- False
Question 22
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Where there are degrees of perfection, there must ultimately be absolute perfection.
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- True
- False
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