Medieval Philosophers MCQ Questions and Answers

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Thomas Aquinas accepted the doctrine of creation of the world out of nothing, according to

A) Descartes' view B) Aristotelian view C) Christian revelation D) None of these

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Answer: Option C

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Ontological argument' of St. Anselm was adopted by

A) Descartes B) Spinoza C) Leibniz D) Locke

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Answer: Option A

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Match the following.

List-I	List-II
a. Augustine	1. City of God
b. Anselm	2. Ontological arguments
c. Aquinas	3. Rejection of innate idea
d. Aristotle	4. God as final cause

A) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 C) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 D) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

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Answer: Option A

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What is the stand of St. Anselm on the concept of God?

A) Existence is not essence B) Existence is contingent C) Existence is contradictory D) Existence is necessary quality

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Answer: Option D

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Whose motto is this 'Faith seeking understanding'?

A) St. Augustine B) St. Anselm C) St. Aquinas D) Plato

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Answer: Option B

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What are the attributes given to God by St. Augustine?

A) Eternal B) Transcendent C) Absolute D) All of these

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Answer: Option D

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St. Anselm believes in
1. Ontological argument
2. Idea of perfect being
3. Idea of non-perfect
4. Non-ontological argument

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 and 3 C) 1 and 3 D) 2 and 4

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Answer: Option C

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According to St. Augustine, human soul is

A) An eternal substance identical with the cosmos B) A material substance characterised by consciousness C) An individual substance D) A rational substance suited for ruling the body

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Answer: Option D

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What are the two opposite principles that grants the existence of soul?

A) Life and love B) Love and hate C) Faith and reason D) Life and death

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Answer: Option D

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Consider the following statements in the light of philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas
1. Philosophy passes from facts to God and theology from God to facts.
2. He made a distinction between reason and faith and argued that matters of faith such as revealed truths are beyond reason, but not contrary to reason.
3. Faith is a matter of will and the will commands acceptance.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) 1 and 3 D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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