All of the following were true of university students EXCEPT they
a. learned the habit of reasoned argument.
b. were infamous for their fighting, drinking, and gambling.
c. studied Latin translations of ancient texts.
d. were forbidden from studying theology.
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The geocentric theory held that
a. a single giant sphere, containing the planets and the stars, revolved around a motionless earth.
b. all of the planets would eventually fall to the center of the universe, the earth.
c. the earth, as the center of the system, had the most elevated and exalted place in the universe.
d. seven transparent spheres, in which the seven planets were embedded, revolve around the motionless earth.
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According to the medieval worldview
a. no separation existed between a realm of grace and an earthly realm.
b. sharp differences existed between a higher world of perfection and a lower world of imperfection.
c. a single set of laws for both the heavens and the earth operated in the medieval universe.
d. spirit and matter were the same substance.
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Saint Anselm (1033–1109) taught that God could
a. be known through faith and through reason.
b. be known only through faith.
c. not be known.
d. be known only through reason.
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The condemnation of strict Aristotelianism in 1277
a. may have advanced science because it led to a re-examination of Aristotle's ideas.
b. was a blow to conservative theologians, who favored using the philosophies of Aristotle to support articles of
faith.
c. set back the advance of science because it discouraged investigation of the natural world.
d. was a result of following the argument of some teachers in Paris that Aristotle was right and Bible was wrong.
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Roger Bacon
a. learned the habit of reasoned argument.
b. were infamous for their fighting, drinking, and gambling.
c. studied Latin translations of ancient texts.
d. were forbidden from studying theology.
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The geocentric theory held that
a. a single giant sphere, containing the planets and the stars, revolved around a motionless earth.
b. all of the planets would eventually fall to the center of the universe, the earth.
c. the earth, as the center of the system, had the most elevated and exalted place in the universe.
d. seven transparent spheres, in which the seven planets were embedded, revolve around the motionless earth.
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According to the medieval worldview
a. no separation existed between a realm of grace and an earthly realm.
b. sharp differences existed between a higher world of perfection and a lower world of imperfection.
c. a single set of laws for both the heavens and the earth operated in the medieval universe.
d. spirit and matter were the same substance.
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Saint Anselm (1033–1109) taught that God could
a. be known through faith and through reason.
b. be known only through faith.
c. not be known.
d. be known only through reason.
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The condemnation of strict Aristotelianism in 1277
a. may have advanced science because it led to a re-examination of Aristotle's ideas.
b. was a blow to conservative theologians, who favored using the philosophies of Aristotle to support articles of
faith.
c. set back the advance of science because it discouraged investigation of the natural world.
d. was a result of following the argument of some teachers in Paris that Aristotle was right and Bible was wrong.
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Roger Bacon
