Ontological Argument Quiz

What type of argument is the ontological argument?

• A posteriori

• A priori

• Inductive

• Deductive

What does it mean for an argument to be deductive?

• It is based on experience

• It is based on logic

• It is based on pure reason

• It is based on observation

What does a deductive argument prove?

• The truth of its premises

• The truth of its conclusion

• The truth of both premises and conclusion

• The truth of neither premises nor conclusion

According to Anselm, why is it contradictory to think that God doesn't exist?

• Because God is the greatest conceivable being

• Because God exists in the mind

• Because God exists in reality

• Because God is beyond our understanding

What is the first premise of Anselm's ontological argument?

• God is the greatest conceivable being

• It is greater to exist in reality than the mind alone

• God exists in the mind

• God exists in reality

What analogy does Anselm use to explain the difference between an object being in the mind and being in reality?

• A painter creating a painting

• A scientist conducting an experiment

• A mathematician solving an equation

• A writer composing a story

What objection does Gaunilo raise to Anselm's argument?

• The premise that the greatest conceivable being exists in the mind

• The premise that the greatest conceivable being exists in reality

• The definition of God as the greatest conceivable being

• The analogy of a painter creating a painting

According to Gaunilo, why can't we understand the idea of the greatest conceivable being?

• Because God is beyond our understanding

• Because God doesn't exist in reality

• Because the definition of God is flawed

• Because the analogy of a painter is misleading

What does Aquinas argue against Anselm's argument?

• God's nature is beyond our understanding

• The definition of God is flawed

• The analogy of a painter is misleading

• Different people have different understandings of God

What does Gaunilo conclude about the assertion that the supreme nature is already in his understanding?

• It is true

• It is false

• It is irrelevant

• It is contradictory