Theology Final Exam

Multiple Choice

What was not true about Thomas Aquinas?:

He lived in the 13th century

He taught in Italy

He showed how Greek philosophy could be reconciled with Christian theology

He used debate form to teach theology

He taught in Italy

What does “university” mean?

A corporation of students and teachers

What is not true about Bologna University?

It was founded by a guild of teachers

It is Italy

It specialized in Law

It was established in the 11th century

It was founded by a guild of teachers

What is not true about the University of Paris?

It was established in the 13th century

Famous for the theology department

Thomas Aquinas taught there

It was governed by students

It was governed by students

What subject was not taught in Medieval U?

Music

Logic

Arithmetic

History

History

What course from the Liberal Arts would train a student to succeed in debates/disputes?

Logic

Why are mathematical scinces an essentail part of the University cirriculum?

Mathematical sciences are essential to the university because they train the intellect, reveal the rational harmony of creation, and guide the soul toward eternal truth, which culminates in the knowledge of God.

What 2 arguments used by Thomas Aquinas against God’s existence

If God were to exist, evil would not exist, however, evil does exist

Everything in the world can be explained by natural causes or human reason. Therefore, we do not need to assume that God exists.

Which statement is an epistemological one?

a. The universe is made of ideas and material things

b. God does not exist

*c. My knowledge is based on self-evident foundations and reasoning

d. Murder is a crime

My knowledge is based on self-evident foundations and reasoning

What do sophism, relativism, and subjectivism have in common?

*a. The denial of objective truth

b. Denial of reasoning

c. Denial of God’s existence

d. Denial of God’s justice

Denial of objective truth

The system, based on the belief that reality originates from two opposite sources, is called

Dualism

To what question does theodicy try to provide an answer to?

Why God an all-knowing being allow evil and suffering to exist?

Agnostics say that?

We cannot know whether God exists or not

Which statement is an ontological one?

a. It is immoral to lie

b. The world consists of material and spiritual substances

*c. It is impossible to know whether humans have a soul or not

d. What is beyond our rational comprehension should be accepted in faith

It is impossible to know whether humans have a soul or not