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Complete the Exam for Summa Question 1: The nature and extent of sacred doctrine. This covers all of the articles under Question 1.
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Question 1

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Man's most urgent need is to know [blank_start]truths[blank_end] about God.
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  • truths

Question 2

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Some truths about God can be known by philosophy, that is, by thinking them out.
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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The two ways to know truths about God are:
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  • the use of reason
  • by divine revelation
  • through emotion
  • by reading many books

Question 4

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[blank_start]Divine[blank_end] [blank_start]revelation[blank_end] is required for the proper understanding of all truths about God.
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  • Divine
  • revelation

Question 5

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Philosophy is enough for man.
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Divine revelation is required.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Without divine revelation man could not know ______________ and ________________ the naturally knowable truths about God.
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  • quickly
  • accurately
  • certainly
  • partially

Question 8

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Sacred doctrine is a true science.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Sacred doctrine is:
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  • truths about God manifested by divine revelation
  • the proper understanding of all truths
  • that which is to be done in consequence of truth
  • a term with an extension of meaning or spiritual implication

Question 10

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Science is a body of truths established with [blank_start]certitude[blank_end].
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  • certitude

Question 11

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On whose authority are the body of truths of sacred doctrine imparted?
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  • God
  • Man
  • The saints
  • science

Question 12

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Sacred doctrine is not established with absolute certitude.
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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Sacred doctrine is a group of related sciences.
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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What is the focus of the truths of sacred doctrine?
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  • what is divinely revealed
  • how to lead a good life
  • what men have reasoned about the world
  • the patriarchs

Question 15

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Sciences are either ______________ or ________________.
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  • speculative
  • practical
  • demonstrated
  • contemplative

Question 16

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A speculative science contemplates [blank_start]truth[blank_end].
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  • truth

Question 17

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A speculative science:
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  • fixes on what is so
  • fixes on what is to be done in consequence of the truths it contemplates
  • fixes on certain subject matter
  • fixes on things that are uncertain

Question 18

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A practical science considers what is to be done.
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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A practical science:
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  • fixes on what to do
  • fixes on what is so
  • fixes on what men think
  • fixes on its principles

Question 20

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What kind of science is sacred doctrine?
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  • speculative
  • practical
  • both speculative and practical
  • primarily practical, but somewhat speculative

Question 21

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The chief effort of sacred doctrine is to teach men truths about God.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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Sacred doctrine is both speculative and practical, but it is primarily a [blank_start]speculative[blank_end] science.
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  • speculative

Question 23

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Sacred doctrine is the most [blank_start]noble[blank_end] of sciences.
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  • noble

Question 24

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On the speculative side, sacred doctrine is the noblest of sciences because:
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  • it treats of the noblest object - God himself
  • it is the first of sciences to be discovered
  • because the saints were noble
  • because the other sciences came after sacred doctrine

Question 25

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Sacred doctrine affords the most nobly satisfying certitude because it speaks:
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  • with God's own authority
  • from the point of view of many men
  • with regard to everything
  • very clearly on all matters

Question 26

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Sacred doctrine guides men to the noblest goal, which is:
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  • God and everlasting happiness
  • knowledge
  • how to lead a comfortable life
  • acquiring material possessions

Question 27

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Sacred doctrine is wisdom.
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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[blank_start]Wisdom[blank_end] involves deep knowledge of a valuable end to be attained together with a suitable and pleasing plan for attaining it.
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  • Wisdom

Question 29

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[blank_start]Sacred[blank_end] [blank_start]doctrine[blank_end] gives man the deepest knowledge of his infinitely valuable end, and stirs and directs him to attain it.
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  • Sacred
  • doctrine

Question 30

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What is the object of Sacred doctrine?
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  • God
  • sacred scripture
  • the writings of the saints
  • the natural world

Question 31

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All truths manifested by sacred doctrine are either truths about God or truths about creatures in reference to God.
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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Sacred doctrine does not include truths about creatures.
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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The principles or basic truths of sacred doctrine are:
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  • the articles of faith
  • the laws of nature
  • philosophy
  • the ten commandments

Question 34

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Sacred doctrine argues about its principles.
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  • True
  • False

Question 35

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Sacred doctrine uses reason to:
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  • prove its principles
  • draw other truths from its principles
  • argue about the nature of man
  • prove the other sciences wrong

Question 36

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Sacred doctrine does not use reason.
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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How do we draw other truths from the articles of faith?
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  • by study and reasoning
  • by divine revelation
  • by the use of practical means
  • by accident

Question 38

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[blank_start]Holy[blank_end] [blank_start]Scripture[blank_end] is a source of divine revelation, and hence a source of sacred doctrine.
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  • Holy
  • Scripture

Question 39

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Sacred scripture does not use figurative language.
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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The truth is often taught most effectively by:
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  • making comparison with familiar things
  • using very clear philosophical terms
  • never using figurative language
  • allowing one to figure things out on his own

Question 41

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A simile is a type of figure of speech.
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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A metaphor is a type of figurative language.
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  • True
  • False

Question 43

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Sacred scripture does not use metaphors.
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  • True
  • False

Question 44

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Sometimes sacred scripture uses a term which has meaning in both the ___________________ and _________________ sense.
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  • spiritual
  • literal
  • mutual
  • casual
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