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

2. When was mapping authority denied in Asia?
(a) The Ming Dynasty.
(b) The Millennial Dynasty.
(c) The Ting Dynasty.
(d) The Centennial Dynasty.

3. What did medieval scholars have a crude knowledge of?
(a) Geography.
(b) Tidal pulls.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Astronomy.

4. What does Lewis say can help people better understand the renaissance style of writing?
(a) Comparing the literture to other genres.
(b) All of these.
(c) Reading more literature.
(d) Knowing about medieval culture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was NOT one of the kinds of souls believed in by medieval man?

2. Who did medieval man think caused men to rebel against God?

3. Why are some modern readers puzzled by the renaissance style of writing?

4. Which soul was created by God?

5. What was the prime mover trying to imitate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is obvious about the medieval belief in mythological creatures?

2. What does Lewis say one of the most notable features of renaissance literature is?

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

4. What did medieval scholars think were the two parts of the rational soul, and how do they work?

5. What does Lewis say it is hard to determine about the belief in mythological creatures?

6. What does Lewis say was the most important thing to remember about medieval belief in mythological creatures?

7. How did the church feel about astrology?

8. How did the lower spheres move according to medieval scholars, and why?

9. How did medieval theologians view the Fall?

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

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