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

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

3. What was a flawed art in the Middle Ages?
(a) Cartography.
(b) Printing.
(c) Caligraphy.
(d) Pressing.

4. What does Lewis say makes medieval literature dull and boring?
(a) The lists.
(b) The tone.
(c) The details.
(d) The similarities in the books.

5. Who did those who called the longaevi a fallen class think they were?
(a) Fallen angels.
(b) Servants of the devil.
(c) All of these.
(d) Rebellious dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the third species of creation thought to be created in medieval times?

2. When was mapping authority denied in Asia?

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

4. What did medieval man say were neither good nor bad?

5. Which of the following was NOT commonly written about in renaissance literature?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

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

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

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

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

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