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

2. What else is the model a reflection of?
(a) Authority figures.
(b) Strange beliefs.
(c) Duty and obligation.
(d) Religious currents.

3. What does Lewis say the medieval mind had a desire to do?
(a) Make new discoveries.
(b) See into the past.
(c) Organize ideas.
(d) Divine the future.

4. Which of the following was a medieval writer?
(a) Aquinas.
(b) Boethius.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Sophocles.

5. What does Lewis say the model should NOT be?
(a) An exaggeration.
(b) A concrete idea.
(c) A central authority.
(d) A direct image of the time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did medieval man think led the rebellion of fallen angels?

3. What is thought to be at fault for people thinking medieval scholars had the wrong idea about the shape of the earth?

4. How is modern writing different from medieval writing?

5. How did Lewis describe the authority medieval men gave to the written word?

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