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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. Where did Somnious Scipionis appear?

2. What was Amyclas the model of?

3. How does Lewis label the model?

4. Which of the following was a medieval writer?

5. Which of these was the model centered on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to Lewis, who were the two most noteworthy medieval writers?

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

7. What is the doctrine of plentitude?

8. What does Lewis say the ideas of the medieval man look like at first glance?

9. Who was Boethius?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the seven arts of education, and what role did they play in medieval society?

Essay Topic 2

What was the medieval thought on philosophy, and how does it differ from the modern ideas of philosophy?

Essay Topic 3

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which parts of the medieval culture are most affected by it?

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