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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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
  • in itself but not to the human mind
  • to the human mind but not in itself
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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
  • 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
  • a priori

Question 11

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In proving the existence of God we use ___________________ reasoning.
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  • a priori
  • 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
  • three
  • five
  • 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.
  • 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.

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
  • 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

Question 15

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Things here are produced by:
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  • their causes
  • motion
  • nothing
  • 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
  • motion
  • perfection
  • 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
  • intelligence

Question 18

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