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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. God's conception of Himself and His relation to the world is The Word that has always existed where?
(a) Near Him.
(b) With Him.
(c) In front of Him.
(d) Far from Him.

2. Does God derive His existence through nothing?
(a) Yes.
(b) Most likely.
(c) Maybe.
(d) No.

3. God's compassion and justice are compatible because through __________________, God will make the wicked good and thus worthy of forgiveness.
(a) Atonement.
(b) The Eucarist.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Death.

4. Men should not expect to understand Him until he has lived with his belief for how long?
(a) A short time.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Some time.
(d) A lifetime.

5. God is defined as the being "than which ______________ can be conceived."
(a) Nothing lesser.
(b) Everything lesser.
(c) Everything greater.
(d) Nothing greater.

6. All beings others than God exist through whom?
(a) Satan.
(b) Other gods.
(c) God.
(d) Man.

7. Should the believer, once God has rescued him, question his belief?
(a) Yes.
(b) Often.
(c) No.
(d) Sometimes.

8. Why does Anselm respond the way he does in the answer to number 56?
(a) These properties are representations of God, at the least and should be tested.
(b) These properties are a part of God, as well as representations of God, so he is not sure if this is enough.
(c) These properties are only representations of Him to us, and not the whole being.
(d) These properties are a part of God, therefore, they can explain who He is.

9. To be God is to be what?
(a) The thing that has no equal and no superior.
(b) The leader of the gods.
(c) The only god.
(d) Cool.

10. There must be an ideal by which to do what?
(a) Create.
(b) Consider.
(c) Compare all things.
(d) Understand all things.

11. Chapter one transitions into an exhortation to believers and what prayer to God?
(a) That his work will reveal the truth.
(b) That many will convert.
(c) That others will believe him.
(d) That he will continue to have faith once he understands.

12. Some being had to __________ being.
(a) Hope for.
(b) Originate.
(c) Evolve into.
(d) Change into another.

13. What must exist to make choices between two or more things?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Thought.
(c) Goodness.
(d) An ideal.

14. Anselm believes that his project of proving God's existence is a case of "________ seeking understanding."
(a) Disbelief.
(b) Despair.
(c) The unsure.
(d) Faith.

15. Can created substances be accurately compared to Him?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Yes.
(c) Probably.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must the answer to number 35 exist?

2. Chapter thirty-six explains that God creates and knows His creation in what kind of manner?

3. This being is the best of all beings for what reason?

4. Who or what is this Word?

5. The _______________ of dignity and existence of all things comes in degrees.

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