Anselm's Why God Became Man Questions

1. What is the significance of Anselm's discussion on angels?

2. What are Anselm's reasons for writing?

3. Would an unbeliever find Anselm's arguments convincing?

4. What is the significance of the dialog format?

5. Why did God become Man?

6. How is it a greater crime to kill God than to kill a man?

7. Is it helpful to have a work in dialogue format?

Anselm's Proslogion Questions

1. Discuss the dilemma of good and evil from chapter nine. (p. 98)

2. Does God have emotions? (p. 100)

3. How can God be indivisible if there's a trinity? (ch. 18)

4. Does Anselm prove God's existence in ch. 2?

5. What effect does ch. 3 have on ch. 2?

6. In Gaunilo and Anselm's little debate, was there any obvious "winner?"

Anselm's Monologion Questions

1. How does Anselm use the contingent world to prove the existence of God?

2. In the Preface, Anselm says that he's writing with Augustine in specific mind. What are the similarities and differences between Anselm and Augustine?

3. Is there any Neo-Platonism in the Monologian?

4. Are Anselm's arguments regarding the Trinity legit?

5. Is Anselm's argument for the immortality of the soul legit?

Song of Roland Questions

(Sorry guys that I haven't been posting; I've been crazy busy. I'll try not to get so far behind again.)

1. Roland was prideful and died because of it. Beowulf was warned about the dangers of pride. Do you think that Roland wasn't warned about pride and this lack of warning was the cause of his downfall?

2. Was Charlemagne irresponsible for not acting on the warnings that came in his dreams?

3. Was Ganelon prideful? Why did Roland nominate Ganelon?

4. How does this epic poem differ from the Iliad, the Odyssey, Beowulf, etc.

5. Is Roland a tragic hero? If so, what is his tragic flaw?