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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was known as the Scholastic Theologian?
(a) Aquinas.
(b) Montessori.
(c) Mann.
(d) Plato.

2. How old was Erasmus when he was ordained as a priest?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 20.
(d) 23.

3. The emperor was thrown out of a window and landed in a pile of ____.
(a) Hay.
(b) Trash.
(c) Manure.
(d) Dirt.

4. According to the text, educational biography is all but which of the following?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Valuable.
(c) Neglected.
(d) Unworthy.

5. In which city did this event take place?
(a) London.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Wittenberg.
(d) Naples.

6. The king ruled under the "Mandate of _____."
(a) Earth.
(b) The People.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Consciousness.

7. Which is not among the first four people discussed by Gutek?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Calvin.
(d) Confucius.

8. How old was Thomas Aquinas when he was enrolled in school?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

9. The emperor belonged to which famous family?
(a) Hapsburg.
(b) daVinci.
(c) Bonaparte.
(d) Medici.

10. Confucius lived during which dynasty?
(a) Chang.
(b) Mao.
(c) Chou.
(d) Ming.

11. The philosophy contained ___ main themes.
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

12. What was Comenius' first name?
(a) Johann.
(b) Josef.
(c) William.
(d) Friedrich.

13. Which was not one of Confucius' jobs?
(a) Police commissioner.
(b) Mine worker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Government official.

14. In which century did the dynasty lose it's mandate?
(a) 6th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

15. Aquinas chose to study the works of which great philosopher?
(a) Plato.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Sophocles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alexander the Great conquered many regions in which empire?

2. Which seas are mentioned in relation to Plato?

3. Which group used Plato's structure?

4. In which century did the Renaissance begin?

5. What is the meaning of B.C.E.?

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