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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. Which of the following of the medieval man are studied in this book?

2. What writer did Chalcidius adore?

3. What side of the medieval debate did Aristotle side with?

4. Who wrote about Amyclas?

5. Who worked the hardest at reconciling things in medieval times?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lewis say the model is a reflection of?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What two philosophies did Apulieus bring to light?

9. Who was Boethius?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How were science and religion connected in medieval times, and how does this differ from our current society?

Essay Topic 3

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

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