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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) Common Sense.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Religion.
(d) Biology.

2. What does Lewis say the medieval world imposed on objects?
(a) Obedience.
(b) Desires.
(c) Properties.
(d) Restrictions.

3. What does Lewis say about the medieval beliefs in the things they worshiped?
(a) There were no fixed beliefs.
(b) It was central to their lives.
(c) It was unproductive.
(d) They were always changing.

4. What does Lewis say the modern world imposes on objects?
(a) Obedience.
(b) Restrictions.
(c) Desires.
(d) Properties.

5. What is considered a perfect shape by medieval man?
(a) Pentagon.
(b) Circle.
(c) Triangle.
(d) Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of writing did medieval writers enjoy that modern writers do not?

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

3. What did Lewis say was most notable about renaissance literature?

4. What was the prime mover trying to imitate?

5. Where would one find the fifth element?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How was common sense defined in medieval times?

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

6. How did medieval man explain insanity?

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

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

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

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

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