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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII: The Influence of the Model.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Macrobius, was a visum?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) A repetition of events.
(c) An oracle.
(d) A vision.

2. What was nominalism opposed to?
(a) Grantism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Realism.
(d) Plebianism.

3. How many sources contributed to the model?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

4. What separated nature from the sky?
(a) The orbit of the moon.
(b) The passing of the sun.
(c) The ocean tides.
(d) The horizon.

5. What does Lewis say about the medieval beliefs in the things they worshiped?
(a) There were no fixed beliefs.
(b) It was unproductive.
(c) It was central to their lives.
(d) They were always changing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did geographers try to find the location of?

2. What did some people say the longaevi inhabited?

3. What else is the model a reflection of?

4. What was historically important for the Middle Ages?

5. What topic diverted some writers while writing about other subjects?

(see the answer key)

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