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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. God would not be good if He did not at least try to do what?
(a) Reconcile humanity to Himself.
(b) Be fair.
(c) Understand humanity.
(d) Save His Son.

2. The Appendix of Anselm: Basic Writings contains how many documents?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

3. What is the purpose of Gaunilo's piece?
(a) To question God.
(b) To critique Anselm's beliefs.
(c) To complain.
(d) To have Anselm clarify his beliefs.

4. What is the reason that the rational mind was created?
(a) So that it might love its Creator, God.
(b) So it does not feel emotion.
(c) So it one can be organized.
(d) So it can think through problems.

5. Man would never have ________ unless he sinned.
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Died.

6. Can one merely believe?
(a) Yes.
(b) No, one must read the Bible.
(c) No, it must be accompanied by the love of God.
(d) Possibly.

7. How is atonement possible?
(a) Through prayer.
(b) Through God's mercy.
(c) Through apologies.
(d) Through good works.

8. Why must the Island have this property?
(a) Since it is greater to have faith than not to have faith.
(b) Since it is greater to exist than not to exist.
(c) Since it is greater to love than not to love.
(d) Since it is greater to understand than not to understand.

9. The rational mind is the closest method of approaching who or what?
(a) Mankind.
(b) Ourselves.
(c) Nirvana.
(d) God.

10. God can be properly called what, in regards to the Trinity?
(a) Both three and one.
(b) Three inequal parts.
(c) Three.
(d) All in One.

11. What is a being with all of God's properties missing?
(a) Love.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Existence.
(d) Faith.

12. Chapter five maintains that only God could redeem humanity. Why?
(a) It would take too long for humanity to give up sin.
(b) Humans are not interested in redemption.
(c) He knows how He wants His creation redeemed.
(d) Human sin is too serious for any human to do it.

13. From where does God's compulsion come to complete his original plan?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Satan.
(c) His nature.
(d) Man.

14. Is Anselm's task of defending the Christian faith complete?
(a) No.
(b) For the most part.
(c) Yes.
(d) Almost.

15. We must be aware that each human soul is ________________ and so will be either completely happy or completely unhappy.
(a) Immortal.
(b) Mortal.
(c) Useless.
(d) Fragile.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Gaunilo's piece a response?

2. Can One can infer the existence of X in reality from its existence in the understanding?

3. Why does God do what He does in the answer to number 99?

4. The rational mind is the _________ part of us.

5. Anselm turns to argue that one should believe what?

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