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

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

3. Which soul was created by God?
(a) Rational.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Vegetative.
(d) Conscious.

4. What does Lewis say medieval literature has a fixation on?
(a) Lists.
(b) Letters.
(c) Description.
(d) Details.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis say it is hard for some people to grasp about medieval beliefs?

2. What doctrine helped some men understand the longaevi?

3. What topic diverted some writers while writing about other subjects?

4. What does Lewis say makes medieval literature dull and boring?

5. Who did medieval man think led the rebellion of fallen angels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lewis say medieval man was enamored with, and how did this change their literature?

2. How did the church feel about astrology?

3. How did medieval scholars say the different kinds of souls said to be created?

4. How did Lewis say Chaucer prefer to invent his stories and why?

5. How did medieval man explain insanity?

6. How did medieval theologians view the Fall?

7. What led to Longaevi not being widely spoken about?

8. What is the first thought some writers had about the nature of Longaevi?

9. Which did the medieval scholars decide were created first, the soul or the body?

10. How did the prime mover move, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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