A) It would be impossible to choose between good and evil. B) A person could not be held morally responsible. C) God would be the cause of all sin. D) The will would cease to exist.
A) The movement is determined by external circumstances. B) The movement of the will is blameworthy and originates in the will itself. C) God predetermines all movements of the will. D) Natural movements cannot be judged as good or evil.
A) God does not have foreknowledge of human sin. B) God's foreknowledge prevents human free will. C) God is not the cause of everything He foreknows. D) God only foreknows things that He does not cause.
A) Everything has its place and could not have been made differently. B) The order of creation is constantly changing. C) The world is fundamentally flawed and needs fixing. D) Some parts of creation were mistakes by the Creator.
A) Because life is always perfect. B) Because existence is a punishment for sin. C) Because the Creator demands gratitude. D) Because everyone desires to exist.
A) The world would stop existing. B) The world would be imperfect. C) The world would be more perfect. D) The world would have no need for God.
A) By the increase of virtuous deeds. B) By punishment. C) By divine forgiveness only. D) By the elimination of evil beings.
A) It is inherently good. B) It is inherently sinful. C) It is inherently neutral. D) It is inherently broken.
A) It gains wisdom through experience. B) It is transformed into a different nature. C) It deservedly forfeits its own happiness. D) It receives new gifts from the Creator.
A) The original design of the body. B) The influence of the devil. C) The ignorance inherent in human nature. D) Free will.
A) They are trials meant to strengthen the soul. B) They are results of environmental factors. C) They are natural features of a healthy soul. D) They are given as punishment for original sin.
A) The faith of their relatives. B) Their own future potential. C) They are judged based on their parents' sins. D) They do not need salvation.
A) All creation strives towards unity. B) Animals have moral agency. C) Pain is the primary motivator for all life. D) The Creator is indifferent to suffering.
A) Perfectly innocent but without the ability to choose. B) An intermediate state between foolishness and wisdom. C) Full of complete wisdom. D) Inherently foolish.
A) Due to a lack of free will. B) Due to God's deliberate testing. C) Due to ignorance of God's power. D) Due to pride.
A) Reason. B) Imagination. C) Memory. D) Emotion.
A) 391 B) 395 C) 387 D) 388
A) Thomas Aquinas B) A Manichaean priest C) Evodius D) The Pope
A) Pelagianism B) Catholicism C) Manichaeism D) Dualism
A) Pelagius B) Thomas Aquinas C) Evodius D) Augustine of Hippo
A) 387 B) 395 C) 391 D) 388
A) Rome B) Jerusalem C) Africa D) Greece
A) A legal treatise B) A series of letters C) A collection of sermons D) A dialogue
A) Adultery B) Sacrilege C) Murder D) Greed
A) The structure of the law B) Divine providence C) The nature of animals D) Passion
A) Submitting to reason B) Putting the Eternal before the temporary C) Punishing the sinner D) Putting the temporary before the Eternal
A) Four B) Ten C) Two D) Three
A) A British king B) Pelagius C) The Pope D) Thomas Aquinas
A) De natura et gratia B) Retractationes C) Summa Theologica D) De libero arbitrio
A) Pure free will B) Human intellect C) Divine grace D) The laws of nature
A) Retractationes B) De libero arbitrio C) De natura et gratia D) Summa Theologica
A) Around 400 B) Around 411 C) Around 1200 D) Around 427
A) Retractationes B) De natura et gratia C) De natura D) Summa Theologica
A) Strong resemblances B) No relationship C) Total opposition D) Inconsistent themes |