Deck 7: Relationship Between Faith and Reason in Summa Theologiae by St Thomas Aquinas

Question 1

In summa theologiae ----------- uses reason to support faith.

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Answer 1

st. thomas aquinas

Question 2

According to ----------------- faith and reason are not opposed

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Answer 2

st. thomas aquinas

Question 3

According to ----------------- faith is higher than reason.

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Answer 3

st. thomas aquinas

Question 4

St. Thomas Aquinas accepted -------- of Aristotle.

A)realism
B)conceptualism
C)nominalism
D)idealism

Question 5

----------- made the distinction between natural theology and revealed theology.

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Question 6

------------------- assumed that religious truth can be supported rationally.

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Question 7

According to --------- faith is not opposed to reason but higher than reason.

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Question 8

------------- believed that mind is a clean state and all knowledge is acquired through experience , so he rejects the innateness of god's knowledge.

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Question 9

Argument from efficient causes ,motion and contingent causes are called -------- argument .

A)ontological
B)cosmological
C)causal argument
D)teleological argument

Question 10

Every cause is supposed to be caused by another. This is the argument from -------.

A)motion
B)first cause
C)contingency
D)design

Question 11

------------- being an Aristotelian rejects the primacy of ideas.

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Question 12

-------------------------rejects the ontological argument for the existence of God.

A)st. augustine
B)st. anslem
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)none of these

Question 13

St. Thomas Aquinas provide ----- proofs for the existence of god.

A)3
B)4
C)5
D)6

Question 14

Natural theology is based on ---------.

A)reason
B)faith
C)truth
D)idea

Question 15

Revealed theology is based on -----------.

A)reason
B)faith
C)truth
D)idea

Question 16

The final distinction between philosophy and theology is made by ----------.

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)none of these

Question 17

------------- separates philosophy from theology

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)none of these

Question 18

According to --------------- reason cannot prove or disprove the dogmas of religion.

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)none of these

Question 19

-------------- considers the proofs by St. Aquinas and Anslem imperfect.

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)none of these

Question 20

According to ---------- universals exists in the divine mind.

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)none of these

Question 21

For ------------ intellect is superior to will.

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)none of these

Question 22

According to ---------------- will is always free.

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)none of these

Question 23

-------- holds that faith,hope and love are the real gifts of divine grace.

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)none of these

Question 24

------------- is credited with the principle of ockham's razor .

A)john dun scotus
B)roger bacon
C)st. aquinas
D)william of ockham