WorksheetsQuiz on Summa Theologica and Saint Thomas Aquinas
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who wrote the 'Summa Theologica'?
Saint Augustine
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Martin Luther
John Calvin
During which years was the 'Summa Theologica' written?
AD 1000-1100
AD 1265-1274
AD 1400-1500
AD 800-900
How many examples does Saint Thomas Aquinas use to prove the existence of God?
Three
Five
Seven
Ten
What does Saint Thomas’s first proof suggest about the 'first mover'?
It was acted upon by another force
It moved without something else moving it
It was created by energy
It is a scientific anomaly
What is the relationship between motion and energy, as described in the text?
Motion creates energy
Energy is unrelated to motion
Energy is moved and transferred through motion
Motion destroys energy
What is the focus of the argument from 'necessary being'?
The concept of causality
The possibility and necessity of existence
The infinite regress of causes
The movement of objects
What does Saint Thomas say about things in nature in the argument from 'necessary being'?
They are infinite in number
They are all caused by God
They are possible to be and not to be
They are self-caused
What does the argument from 'efficient cause' reject?
The idea of a beginning
The concept of infinite causes
The necessity of God
The possibility of nonexistence
According to Aquinas, why is it impossible for things with a potential for nonexistence to have always existed?
Because they are eternal and unchanging.
Because they must have had a beginning.
Because they are self-sufficient.
Because they are infinite in nature.
What does Aquinas identify as the 'necessary being' that has no potential for nonexistence?
Nature.
Humanity.
God.
The Universe.
In Aquinas' argument, what would happen if everything that exists had a point in time where it didn’t exist?
Everything would continue to exist.
Nothing would exist now.
Everything would become infinite.
Things would exist without a cause.
What does Aquinas say about the comparison of qualities like nobility and complexity?
They are compared to the minimum of that quality.
They are compared to the average of that quality.
They are compared to the maximum of that quality.
They are not compared at all.
What is the relationship between qualities in the natural world, according to Aquinas?
They are independent of each other.
They are compared to the maximum of that quality.
They are all equal in magnitude.
They are unrelated to the concept of God.
What does Aquinas argue about the existence of things with a potential for nonexistence?
They must have always existed.
They must have had a beginning.
They are infinite in nature.
They are self-sufficient.
What does Aquinas use to explain the gradation of qualities like goodness and truth?
The concept of infinity.
The concept of comparison to a maximum.
The concept of self-sufficiency.
The concept of potential for nonexistence.
What does Aquinas mean by saying things act 'for an end'?
They act randomly
They follow the laws of the natural world to achieve a purpose
They stop acting after a while
They act without any purpose
What does Aquinas conclude about things that lack intellect?
They act by chance
They act by design
They act without any pattern
They act against natural laws
What does Aquinas believe about the forces of the natural world?
They work in chaos
They work together in harmony
They are independent of each other
They are unpredictable
What does Aquinas say about order in the natural world?
It arises from chaos
It requires intelligence
It is unnecessary
It is purely accidental
