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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would guarantee the truth of something to a medieval man?
(a) Having it written in a book.
(b) Divining it from nature.
(c) Seeing signs in the sky.
(d) Hearing it from a priest.

2. Which kind of soul gave the power to see and move?
(a) Conscious.
(b) Vegetative.
(c) Rational.
(d) Sensitive.

3. What is a point of modern contention about the longaevi?
(a) Their reality.
(b) Their creation.
(c) Their purpose.
(d) Their powers.

4. What kind of writing did medieval writers enjoy that modern writers do not?
(a) Collaborative.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Individual.
(d) Dramatic.

5. What does Lewis say makes medieval literature dull and boring?
(a) The tone.
(b) The lists.
(c) The similarities in the books.
(d) The details.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a contributor to the model?

2. What does Lewis say is NOT always a progressive movement?

3. What kind of conflicts did Christians and pagans have?

4. What did Macrobius think would be found at the equator?

5. What about medieval man does Lewis call obsolete?

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