Thomas Aquinas

On the Wickedness of Demons

English Etymology

The assault itself comes from the malice of the demons, who out of envy strive to impede man's progress; and because of their arrogance they assume a pretense of the divine power, by assigning chosen ministers to assaults on men, just as angels serve as ministers to God in chosen tasks pertaining to man's salvation. But the ordering of the assault itself is from God, who knows how to make use of the bad in an orderly way, by ordering it to good things. But on the side of angels, this charge, and the ordering of the charge, is referred back to God as its first author.

The following multiple choice questions have one or more correct answers. In answering them, it is ok to use the dictionary.

1. Which of the following words are etymologically related to assault?

assassin (n.)
assail (v.)
asseal (v.)
assay (v.)
saule (v.)

2. Which of the following words are related to malice?

malgas
malgovernance
mali
malibu
malicious
malign

3. Which of the following words share a prefix with assign?
Hint: Some prefixes can be spelled in more than one way.

administer
apolitical
aspish
asprawl
assault

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