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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 separated nature from the sky?

2. Who began the idea of philosophical purity?

3. Where did Somnious Scipionis appear?

4. How did the medieval mind differ from the modern mind?

5. What did Aristotle's writings not interfere with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the model?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the doctrine of plentitude?

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

9. What is the doctrine of the triad?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What role does mythology play in the medieval society and where does it appear? How was the culture altered by the presence of this mythology?

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