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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. They say that Christians do injustice to God by claiming what?
(a) He was born a man.
(b) He had a son.
(c) He was born of a virgin.
(d) He died.

3. What compels God to complete His original plan?
(a) His goodness.
(b) His embarrassment.
(c) His trust in Himself.
(d) His anger towards man.

4. The incarnation is the method of God expressing divine ______________.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Hope.
(d) Peace.

5. How is "Cur Deus Homo" translated?
(a) "When Will God Become Man?"
(b) "Why God Became Man."
(c) "Who is God?"
(d) "How God Became Man."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a being with all of God's properties missing?

2. Anselm argues that God must incarnate as one from whose race?

3. He must be born of a woman. Why?

4. What must we understand?

5. How does Gaunilo draw an analogy to God's existence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gaunilo use the greatest conceivable island?

2. What do Chapters 1, 2, and 3 explain?

3. Why is the sacrifice of the God-man so important?

4. What do Chapters 6 and 7 argue?

5. What is known about each human soul?

6. How will souls be rewarded?

7. What do Chapters 4 and 5 argue?

8. For what have Christians been ridiculed? What is Anselm's response to this?

9. What is Gaunilo's argument?

10. What is the purpose of Cur Deus Homo? How do you know this? Describe this book.

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