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Summa: Question 2 Exam
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1A truth may be self-evident in two ways:
- Ain itself and to the human mind
- Bin itself but not to the human mind
- Cto the human mind but not in itself
- Dnot in itself or to the human mind
2The statement "God exists" is self-evident in itself.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3The statement "God exists" is self-evident to the human mind.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4When a truth is [blank_start]self[blank_end] [blank_start]evident[blank_end] it neither needs a proof nor admits one.
- Aself
- Bevident
5We have not the prompt and perfect knowledge of God and his existence.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6For man, the truth of the existence of God needs to be evidenced or proved.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7Can we prove that God exists?
- AYes
- BNo
8What are the two ways of reasoning a thing out?
- Aif we perfectly know a cause, we can reason what the effect must be
- Bafter studying an effect, we can work back to know the cause that produced it
- Cwe can reason that something is self-evident
- Dwe can study the effects without worrying about a cause
9We may so perfectly know a cause that we can reason out what its effect must be. This is called __________________ reasoning.
- Aa priori
- Ba posteriori
10We 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.
- Aa posteriori
- Ba priori
11In proving the existence of God we use ___________________ reasoning.
- Aa priori
- Ba posteriori
12How many ways does Aquinas provide for proving the existence of God?
- Aone
- Bthree
- Cfive
- Dfour
13The argument from motion can be summarized as follows:
- AWhere there is motion, there is a mover, and ultimately a first or 'prime' mover, itself unmoved. This is God.
- BThings here are produced by their causes, and so on. Ultimately there must be a first cause which is itself uncaused. This is God.
- CContingent things demand as their ultimate explanation a non-contingent being, a necessary being. This is God.
- DWhere there is good and better and still better, there must be a best which is the source and measure of goodness. This is God.
14What are the five notable ways of reasoning out the truth that God exists?
- Athe argument from motion
- Bthe argument of first cause
- Cthe argument of contingency
- DThe argument of gradation or scale
- EThe argument of governance and order
- FThe argument of manifest design
15Things here are produced by:
- Atheir causes
- Bmotion
- Cnothing
- Dan act of the will
16There must be a first ________________ which is itself uncaused.
- Acause
- Bmotion
- Cperfection
- Dgovernment
17Since 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].
- Aintelligence
- Bintelligence
18Where there are degrees of perfection, there must ultimately be ______________________________.
- Aabsolute perfection
- Ba first cause
- Ca first mover
- Dan ultimate intelligence
- Ea necessary being
19A non-contingent being depends on other beings for its existence.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20There is design and government in the world.
- ATrue
- BFalse
21Contingent things do not have to exist.
- ATrue
- BFalse
22Where there are degrees of perfection, there must ultimately be absolute perfection.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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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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- Anita Thomer
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