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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. Who cited Lucan for scientific purposes?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Plato.
(c) Dante.
(d) Aristotle.

2. What did medieval men think each planet had?
(a) Their own personality.
(b) Their own god.
(c) Their own form of time.
(d) Their own populations.

3. Why was it ironic for Lucan to be cited for scientific purposes?
(a) He was not educated.
(b) He was not a scientist.
(c) He has never traveled.
(d) He claimed to be stupid.

4. What does Lewis say it would be a mistake to think about the pagans and Christians?
(a) They could live peacable together.
(b) They were similar in some way.
(c) There was a bold line defining them.
(d) They were totally opposite.

5. What did medieval men use to predict things?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Astrology.
(c) Past events.
(d) Weather patterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would one find the fifth element?

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

3. What attribute does Lewis say medieval writers had that modern ones do not?

4. What do modern people call the things medieval men worshiped?

5. What does Lewis say it is hard for some people to grasp about medieval beliefs?

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