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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. According to Lewis, how did medieval man come to start those things he calls obsolete?

2. What, according to Macrobius, was a visum?

3. Who wrote about Amyclas?

4. Educated men in what age were most impacted by the model?

5. What does Lewis say all men have an immediate response to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the model?

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

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

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

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

7. What two philosophies did Apulieus bring to light?

8. How did medieval writers feel about Dionysius's work, and why is this so ironic?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What was the significance of the title of the book, and what role did it play in the telling of this interesting history?

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