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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 did Macrobius usually write about?

2. What separated nature from the sky?

3. What was Amyclas's occupation?

4. What was historically important for the Middle Ages?

5. What does Lewis say the model should NOT be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the doctrine of the triad?

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

5. How did Macrobius clean up Somnium Scipius?

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

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

8. Who was Boethius?

9. What did the model serve as a backdrop for?

10. How did Dionysius split up the different groups of angels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Medieval society was made up of two separate and important cultures, the pagans and the Christians. Please compare and contrast these two cultures using citations from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are the four elements that medieval scholars said affected a man's disposition, and how did these ideas fit in to their medical field?

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