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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 does Lewis say it would be a mistake to think about the pagans and Christians?

2. Who wrote about Amyclas?

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

4. Which of the following was NOT a contributor to the model?

5. Which of these is the model a collection of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did medieval men give a lot of authority and credence to?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the doctrine of plentitude?

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

8. How were people unaware of the model affected by it still?

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

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

Science was a major theme in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the informational tone of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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