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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter one informs the reader that Christians have been ridiculed for their theory of the atonement, particularly for what idea?

3. The Appendix of Anselm: Basic Writings contains how many documents?

4. Can multiple persons incarnate as one person?

5. And any soul that hates God will be __________ for all of time.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the soul loves God? What happens when a soul hates God?

2. On Gaunilo's view, why does the argument fail?

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

4. Was the God-man born with original sin? How does this affect Him?

5. In what should we believe?

6. What is known about each human soul?

7. How does Gaunilo use the greatest conceivable island?

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

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

10. What does Anselm say about Satan and the Fallen Angels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anselm disputes Gaunilo's island example.

Part 1) What is Gaunilo's island example? Why does Anselm dispute it?

Part 2) Do you agree with Anselm or Gaunilo regarding the "lost island?" Why?

Part 3) What is the connection between Anselm's beliefs about Gaunilo's "lost island" and one's ability to conceive?

Essay Topic 2

God exists necessarily.

Part 1) What does Anselm mean by this? How does this support Anselm's belief in one God?

Part 2) How does this aspect of God make him, in a sense, unapproachable? Is this good or bad? Why?

Part 3) How is God's existence also in need of unity? Why?

Essay Topic 3

St. Anselm believes only a fool would not believe in God.

Part 1) Why does he believe this? Does he support this belief with valid responses and hard evidence? Explain.

Part 2) Do you agree with Anselm? Why or why not? What does this belief reveal about Anselm?

Part 3) How might Anselm's upbringing and culture influence this belief?

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