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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following was NOT something worshiped in medieval times?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Elves.
(c) Wizards.
(d) Centaurs.

4. What did renaissance writers sometimes make great stretches to include in their work?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Mythology.
(c) Politics.
(d) Christianity.

5. What did the medieval people call the fifth element?
(a) Grinther.
(b) Walther.
(c) Filther.
(d) Aether.

6. What kind of writing did medieval writers enjoy that modern writers do not?
(a) Poetic.
(b) Individual.
(c) Dramatic.
(d) Collaborative.

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

8. Why are some modern readers puzzled by the renaissance style of writing?
(a) All of these.
(b) They talk about mythical things.
(c) Their plots are not always completed.
(d) They do not stay on topic.

9. What does Lewis say makes medieval literature dull and boring?
(a) The similarities in the books.
(b) The tone.
(c) The details.
(d) The lists.

10. Where would one find the fifth element?
(a) Outside the orbit of the moon.
(b) Underneath the earth.
(c) At the equator.
(d) Beyond the sky.

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

12. 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.

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

14. What did medieval man think guided the celestial spheres?
(a) The prime mover.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Their own intelligence.
(d) God.

15. What did medieval man say were neither good nor bad?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Gods.
(c) Wizards.
(d) Queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "longaevi" mean?

2. What was most important to Dickens in his writing?

3. What led to the belief of unicorns?

4. What is the tone of most medieval books?

5. What does Lewis say the medieval world imposed on objects?

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