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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these was the model centered on?
(a) Nature.
(b) The earth.
(c) The universe.
(d) Theology.

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

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

4. What does Lewis say all men have an immediate response to?
(a) Theis upbringing.
(b) Their emotions.
(c) Their environment.
(d) Their thoughts.

5. What is the story about Cato and Marcia an allegory for?
(a) Lust.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis say causes men to think the way they do about medieval man?

2. What was nominalism opposed to?

3. Educated men in what age were most impacted by the model?

4. Why was it ironic for Lucan to be cited for scientific purposes?

5. What does Lewis say separates the medieval man from savages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did medieval men like to organize and systematize?

2. What two philosophies did Apulieus bring to light?

3. What were some of the most important debates in medieval times?

4. How did Macrobius clean up Somnium Scipius?

5. What does the story of Cato and Marcia provide in literature?

6. Who was Amyclas, and how was he important in literature?

7. What did the model serve as a backdrop for?

8. Who was Boethius?

9. How does Lewis say the medieval culture differs from most uncivilized cultures?

10. What did medieval men give a lot of authority and credence to?

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