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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many types of dreams did Macrobius say existed?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. What did medieval men like to make systems out of?
(a) Employment.
(b) Books.
(c) Traditions.
(d) Ideas.

4. What did Macrobius think was the center of the universe?
(a) The heavens.
(b) The earth.
(c) The moon.
(d) The sun.

5. What was the model a backdrop for?
(a) Priests.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Painters.

6. What in the sky changed regularly?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Everything.
(c) The inhabitants.
(d) The orbits.

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

8. As defined by pagans, what did nature include?
(a) The earth.
(b) The living things.
(c) Everything.
(d) Nothing.

9. What was the great project of most medieval writers?
(a) To bring a vast level of education to all men.
(b) To explore the ideas and thought processes of man.
(c) To make connections among differing beliefs in books.
(d) To record as much history as possible.

10. What does Somnious Scipionus mean?
(a) The Scorpion's Revenge.
(b) The Dream of Scipio.
(c) The Dream of the Scorpion.
(d) Reverence to Scipio.

11. Which of these is the model a collection of?
(a) Powers.
(b) Traditions.
(c) Religions.
(d) Beliefs.

12. How did Chalcidius feel about Apulieius's doctrines?
(a) He opposed them.
(b) He agreed with them.
(c) He could find no scientific proof of them.
(d) He agreed with one of them.

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

14. What other element of medieval times were effected by the model?
(a) Geographical.
(b) Economic.
(c) Traditional.
(d) Educational.

15. What does Lewis say causes men to think the way they do about medieval man?
(a) Their environment.
(b) Their upbringing.
(c) Their education.
(d) Their misinformation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the model appear?

2. How does Lewis feel about the popular beliefs about medieval man?

3. What is the model a reflection of?

4. Why is it hard to determine what Chalcidius's religion was?

5. Which of the following was NOT a contributor to the model?

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