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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was NOT something worshiped in medieval times?
(a) Centaurs.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Elves.
(d) Wizards.

3. What doctrine helped some men understand the longaevi?
(a) The doctrine of astrology.
(b) The doctrine of plentitude.
(c) The doctrine of the triad.
(d) The doctrine of longevity.

4. What does Lewis say medieval literature has a fixation on?
(a) Lists.
(b) Details.
(c) Description.
(d) Letters.

5. What did the medieval people call the fifth element?
(a) Grinther.
(b) Walther.
(c) Filther.
(d) Aether.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did medieval man think God dwelled?

2. Who did those who called the longaevi a fallen class think they were?

3. Who did medieval man think caused men to rebel against God?

4. What did medieval man think guided the celestial spheres?

5. What shape did medieval man believe the earth was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did some medieval writers sometimes stretch themselves and their writing to include?

2. How did Lewis say modern and medieval writers differ in terms of humility?

3. What are some of the things that planets caused men to do according to astrology?

4. What does Lewis say one of the most notable features of renaissance literature is?

5. What does Lewis say was the most important thing to remember about medieval belief in mythological creatures?

6. How did Lewis say Chaucer prefer to invent his stories and why?

7. How did the lower spheres move according to medieval scholars, and why?

8. What did Lewis say medieval man was enamored with, and how did this change their literature?

9. What was the fifth element, and where did it exist?

10. What is obvious about the medieval belief in mythological creatures?

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