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The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature | Quiz

C. S. Lewis
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1)

What was Amyclas the model of? (from Chapter III: Selected Materials: The Classical Period)

A husband and father.
An ambitious teacher.
An educated being.
A noble poor man.
2)

Which of the following does Lewis say affects scientific thought? (from Epilogue)

Educational facilities.
All of these.
Mental temperament.
Philosophical changes.
3)

What influence brought about the Seminal Period? (from Chapter IV: Selected Materials: The Seminal Period)

Christian.
Medieval.
Pagan.
Roman.
4)

Why was it harder for pagans to write about nature? (from Chapter III: Selected Materials: The Classical Period)

It was all encompassing.
It was not based on religion.
It was not important.
It was hard to define.
5)

Which of the following is NOT one of Chalcidius's parts of his Triad? (from Chapter IV: Selected Materials: The Seminal Period)

The subject.
The executive.
The judicial.
The sovereign.
6)

Where did medieval man think God dwelled? (from Chapter V: The Heavens)

The equator.
Heaven.
The moon.
The sky.
7)

How do we know more about the world now than medieval man? (from Epilogue)

We have longer histories.
We have more time and energy to devote to research.
We have clearer views.
We have instruments to measure.
8)

Which of these does Lewis say hindered medieval men in their scientific studies? (from Epilogue)

Sympathies.
Fears.
Superstitions.
Faith.
9)

Where did the prime mover live? (from Chapter V: The Heavens)

The ocean.
The moon.
The equator.
The largest sphere.
10)

What kind of conflicts did Christians and pagans have? (from Chapter IV: Selected Materials: The Seminal Period)

Literary and historic.
Real and imagined.
Intellectual and violent.
Religious and political.
11)

Why was zoology such a studied science? (from Chapter VII: The Earth and Her Inhabitants)

They were connected to humans.
They were used to study medicine.
Animals were worth a lot of money.
Men depended on animals.
12)

What did Jupiter cause men to do? (from Chapter V: The Heavens)

Find happiness.
Realize their truths.
Lose their minds.
Confront their fears.
13)

How did Chalcidius feel about Apulieius's doctrines? (from Chapter IV: Selected Materials: The Seminal Period)

He opposed them.
He agreed with them.
He could find no scientific proof of them.
He agreed with one of them.
14)

What is the tone of most medieval books? (from Chapter VIII: The Influence of the Model)

Joyful.
Imaginative.
Informative.
Angry.
15)

What did the medieval spirits become in Christian writing? (from Chapter III: Selected Materials: The Classical Period)

Saints.
Ghosts.
Priests.
Angels.
16)

What did medieval scholars have a crude knowledge of? (from Chapter VII: The Earth and Her Inhabitants)

Gravity.
Geography.
Astronomy.
Tidal pulls.
17)

What does Lewis say medieval literature has a fixation on? (from Chapter VIII: The Influence of the Model)

Details.
Letters.
Description.
Lists.
18)

How was the third species of creation thought to be created in medieval times? (from Chapter VI: The Longaevi)

Ideas and dreams come to life.
Nature gone awry.
Children of men and angels.
Offspring of the gods.
19)

What kind of mind does Lewis say most medieval men had? (from Epilogue)

Probing.
Scientific.
Believing.
Savage.
20)

How does Lewis say people should look at the medieval model at the end of this book? (from Epilogue)

With confidence.
None of these.
With pride.
With humility.
21)

What did medieval man think the universe was a series of? (from Chapter V: The Heavens)

Matter.
Patterns and ideas.
Repetitions.
Concentric spheres.
22)

Who did medieval man think caused men to rebel against God? (from Chapter VI: The Longaevi)

Satan.
Their inner beings.
Fallen angels.
longaevi.
23)

What did medieval men think each planet had? (from Chapter V: The Heavens)

Their own form of time.
Their own god.
Their own personality.
Their own populations.
24)

What is thought to be at fault for people thinking medieval scholars had the wrong idea about the shape of the earth? (from Chapter VII: The Earth and Her Inhabitants)

Loud rebels.
Incorrect literature.
Bad maps.
Ruined historical documents.
25)

Why was it ironic for Lucan to be cited for scientific purposes? (from Chapter III: Selected Materials: The Classical Period)

He was not a scientist.
He was not educated.
He has never traveled.
He claimed to be stupid.
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