Test #1 Prep [A12]

What are Apologetics?


• An explanation or defense of religious truths

• Apologizing for what you believe to others

• Forgiving others who disagree with you

• A part of the faith we have no reason to believe

Why would a Catholic learn arguments for Catholicism?


• To learn their faith better

• To learn why they believe what they do

• To evangelize the faith better to others

• To defend the faith against counter arguments

• All are correct

Why would a non-Catholic learn arguments for Catholicism?


• To understand what Catholics believe and why

• A curiosity to see if it's worth believing

• To confirm their reasons for not believing it

• To learn more about it to argue better against it

• All are correct

Why is it important to believe what is true?


• So we can navigate the world

• To avoid undesirable consequences

• To live our lives to the full

• So the world can be unified in truth

• All are correct

Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?

• An Apostle of Jesus Christ who at first doubted Him

• A 13th century Dominican monk & philosopher

• a 15th century Franciscan monk & evangelist

• A 18th century professor who taught at Yalesville

What is the Summa Theologica?

• Aquinas's greatest work about faith questions

• A book in the Bible from Solomon himself

• Aquinas's favorite prayer he said in the night and morning

• A special title given only to Thomas Aquinas

What is the formula of the Summa?

• Question, "I answer that," Objections, "On the contrary"

• Question, Objections, Replies to Objections, "I answer that"

• Question, "I answer that," Reasons for Answer

• Question, Objections, "On the contrary," "I answer that," Replies to Objections

Is the existence of God a matter of faith or reason?

• Aquinas believed it was a matter of faith

• Aquinas believed it was a matter of reason

• Aquinas said God's existence cannot be grasped

• Aquinas said both faith & reason are needed for that

What is Aquinas’s Argument from Motion?

• Everything in motion tends to stay in motion

• All motion needs a First Mover who would be God

• Motion can neither be created nor destroyed

• Things can only move if God gives them permission

What is Aquinas’s Argument from Cause?

• All things need a cause to exist, all from a First Cause

• Nothing can cause something else to exist but God

• Matter can neither be created nor destroyed, so we need God

• Things can only come into existence with God's permission