St. Thomas Aquinas Quiz

St. Thomas Aquinas Quiz Questions

St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274), the eponym of Thomism. Picture by Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) Where was St. Thomas Aquinas born?
a) Florence
b) Paris
c) Rocca Secca
d) Berne

2) Who said about St. Thomas Aquinas, “We call this young man a dumb ox, hut his bellowing in doctrine will one day resound throughout the world.”?
a) St. Albert
b) St. Bernard
c) St. Christopher
d) St. Dominic

3) Which order did St. Thomas Aquinas join?
a) Order of Preachers
b) Order of Friars Minor
c) Order of Carmelites
d) Order of Benedictines

4) What was the position of St. Thomas Aquinas regarding death penalty?
a) Supported death penalty
b) Opposed death penalty
c) No position
d) Left to State

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5) Which is the most famous book of St. Thomas Aquinas?
a) Summa Contra Gentiles
b) Disputed Questions
c) Summa Theologica
d) Summa Philosophica

6) With which branch of theology is St. Thomas Aquinas associated?
a) Patristics theology
b) Positive theology
c) Oriental theology
d) Scholastic theology

7) At what age did St. Thomas Aquinas receive his doctorate?
a) 21 years
b) 25 years
c) 31 years
d) 40 years

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8) Who offered St. Thomas Aquinas the archbishopric of Naples?
a) Urban IV
b) Clemant IV
c) Innocent III
d) John II

9) Which of the following titles applies to St. Thomas Aquinas?
a) Doctor
b) Engineer
c) Lawyer
d) Architect

10) Whom did St. Thomas Aquinas advise?
a) Philip II
b) Louis VIII
c) George III
d) Victor Emmanuel II

St. Thomas Aquinas Quiz Questions and Answers

1) Where was St. Thomas Aquinas born?
c) Rocca Secca

2) Who said about St. Thomas Aquinas, “We call this young man a dumb ox, hut his bellowing in doctrine will one day resound throughout the world.”?
a) St. Albert

3) Which order did St. Thomas Aquinas join?
a) Order of Preachers

4) What was the position of St. Thomas Aquinas regarding death penalty?
a) Supported death penalty

5) Which is the most famous book of St. Thomas Aquinas?
c) Summa Theologica

6) With which branch of theology is St. Thomas Aquinas associated?
d) Scholastic theology

7) At what age did St. Thomas Aquinas receive his doctorate?
c) 31 years

8) Who offered St. Thomas Aquinas the archbishopric of Naples?
b) Clemant IV

9) Which of the following titles applies to St. Thomas Aquinas?
a) Doctor

10) Whom did St. Thomas Aquinas advise?
b) Louis VIII