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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. According to Lewis, which is NOT used by most people when thinking about medieval man?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Rigorous thought.
(c) Research.
(d) Belief.

2. How is modern writing different from medieval writing?
(a) We don't like fantasy as much.
(b) We are more involved in the plot.
(c) We want more description.
(d) We read about real people.

3. How did Chaucer like to find his writing material?
(a) By writing about real people.
(b) By adapting and adding on to former works.
(c) By creating a poetic image.
(d) By imagining new people and places.

4. What did Macrobius usually write about?
(a) The origin of the world.
(b) The protection of nature.
(c) The power of education.
(d) The need for love and kindness.

5. What is an Antipode?
(a) A star.
(b) A kind of storm.
(c) A mythological creature.
(d) A region of earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape did medieval man believe the earth was?

2. How did Scipio Minor plan to meet the gods?

3. Where did Somnious Scipionis appear?

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

5. What about medieval men does Lewis call strange?

(see the answer key)

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