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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lewis say was most notable about renaissance literature?
(a) Their theories.
(b) Their experience.
(c) Their confidence.
(d) Their knowledge.

2. What did the term "the end of the earth" mean to medieval people?
(a) The separating space between earth and sky.
(b) The edge of known geography.
(c) The separation between the realm of gods and the realm of men.
(d) The edge of the flat earth.

3. Why did some longaevi not want to be seen by people?
(a) They were prejudiced.
(b) They were evil.
(c) They were weak.
(d) They were shy.

4. What was the third species thought to have similar with men?
(a) Rational thoughts.
(b) Mortality.
(c) Life spans.
(d) Intelligence.

5. What did medieval writers think the world around them was a reflection of?
(a) The sins and cruelty of man.
(b) The goodness of God.
(c) The heavens.
(d) The worlds of the dead.

6. What did geographers try to find the location of?
(a) The fountain of youth.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) The volcano of Dante.
(d) The Garden of Gethsemane.

7. Who used the prime mover for his own purposes according to medieval beliefs?
(a) Man.
(b) The devil.
(c) The moon.
(d) God.

8. What did Mars cause men to do?
(a) Overcome illness.
(b) Fall in love.
(c) Speak with boldness.
(d) Go to war.

9. 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 imagining new people and places.
(d) By creating a poetic image.

10. Which kind of soul gave the power to see and move?
(a) Vegetative.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Rational.

11. Why was zoology such a studied science?
(a) Men depended on animals.
(b) They were connected to humans.
(c) They were used to study medicine.
(d) Animals were worth a lot of money.

12. What doctrine helped some men understand the longaevi?
(a) The doctrine of astrology.
(b) The doctrine of longevity.
(c) The doctrine of plentitude.
(d) The doctrine of the triad.

13. Where do the creatures medieval man worshiped now appear in modern times?
(a) Folk tales.
(b) Scriptures.
(c) Children's books.
(d) Songs.

14. Which of the following was NOT commonly written about in renaissance literature?
(a) Anatomy.
(b) Common Sense.
(c) Religion.
(d) Biology.

15. Who did medieval man think led the rebellion of fallen angels?
(a) Hades.
(b) The prime mover.
(c) The first man.
(d) Satan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did medieval men like reading about the most?

3. How many kinds of souls did medieval man think there were?

4. What did medieval men use to predict things?

5. Which philosopher believed souls to be eternal?

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