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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the great project of most medieval writers?

2. What is the story about Cato and Marcia an allegory for?

3. Why were those unaware of the model still affected by it?

4. What does Lewis say the medieval mind had a desire to do?

5. What does Lewis say separates the medieval man from savages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did medieval men like to organize and systematize?

2. Who would have been least likely to know about or understand the model?

3. What is the doctrine of the triad?

4. How did Lewis say the pagans view nature in their writing?

5. Who was Boethius?

6. How did Macrobius clean up Somnium Scipius?

7. What is the doctrine of plentitude?

8. What was Boethius's most important work, and what was it about?

9. Where does Lewis say the popular ideas about medieval men come from?

10. Who was Amyclas, and how was he important in literature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Lewis stay balanced in his informational book about medieval literature, and how did this change the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 2

How did medieval writers differ from modern writers, and what impact does this have on the two styles of literature?

Essay Topic 3

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and what parts of medieval culture were most affected by this?

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