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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. How did Scipio Minor plan to meet the gods?

2. Who began the idea of philosophical purity?

3. What other element of medieval times were effected by the model?

4. What was Amyclas the model of?

5. What religion did Macrobious likely follow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dionysius split up the different groups of angels?

2. What two philosophies did Apulieus bring to light?

3. What were some of the most important debates in medieval times?

4. What does Lewis say makes the model less valid than it could have been?

5. How did Lewis say the Christians view nature in their writing?

6. How did Lewis say the pagan and Christian views of spirits differ?

7. What did the model serve as a backdrop for?

8. What did most medieval writers spend a great deal of their time doing?

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

10. Who was Boethius?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the medieval model, and how did this affect the medieval society?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Books held a very high priority in medieval culture. How did this love for books come about, and what are some of the affects of this on the medieval culture?

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