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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. Who do Christians say created nature?
(a) Michael.
(b) Adam.
(c) God.
(d) Christ.

2. How does Lewis feel about the popular beliefs about medieval man?
(a) He agrees.
(b) He partly agrees.
(c) He disagrees.
(d) He finds it rediculous.

3. Who worked the hardest at reconciling things in medieval times?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Kings.
(c) Civilians.
(d) Writers.

4. Which of these was the model also centered around?
(a) Religion.
(b) People.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Values.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person would not have heard of the model?

2. Who began the idea of philosophical purity?

3. What about medieval men does Lewis call strange?

4. Which of the following was a medieval writer?

5. What does Lewis say the medieval mind had a desire to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lewis say the ideas of the medieval man look like at first glance?

2. What did most medieval writers spend a great deal of their time doing?

3. According to Lewis, who were the two most noteworthy medieval writers?

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

5. What is the doctrine of the triad?

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

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

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

9. How did Lewis say the pagans view nature in their writing?

10. How did Macrobius come to the aid of Cicero and Plato when the benefits of fiction were questioned?

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