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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 is a point of modern contention about the longaevi?

2. Which of these was NOT one of the kinds of souls believed in by medieval man?

3. What did medieval writers think the world around them was a reflection of?

4. What does Lewis say the modern world imposes on objects?

5. What did Mars cause men to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did medieval man explain insanity?

2. How did medieval theologians view the Fall?

3. What is obvious about the medieval belief in mythological creatures?

4. How did medieval literature say the sensitive soul divided?

5. How did the church feel about astrology?

6. How did the prime mover move, and why?

7. How did Lewis say Chaucer prefer to invent his stories and why?

8. What does Lewis say one of the most notable features of renaissance literature is?

9. What did some medieval writers sometimes stretch themselves and their writing to include?

10. What are some of the things that planets caused men to do according to astrology?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the doctrine of the triad, and what are some of the places this doctrine fit in to medieval society and history?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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