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

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

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

4. Which of these was NOT one of the kinds of souls believed in by medieval man?
(a) Conscious.
(b) Vegetative.
(c) Rational.
(d) Sensitive.

5. What do modern people call the things medieval men worshiped?
(a) Mythological creatures.
(b) Gods.
(c) Idols.
(d) Pagans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape did medieval man believe the earth was?

2. Which philosopher believed souls to be eternal?

3. What did medieval man think guided the earthly spheres?

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

5. What is thought to be at fault for people thinking medieval scholars had the wrong idea about the shape of the earth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did some medieval writers sometimes stretch themselves and their writing to include?

3. What was the fifth element, and where did it exist?

4. How did medieval man explain insanity?

5. How was common sense defined in medieval times?

6. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

7. What are some of the things that planets caused men to do according to astrology?

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

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

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

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