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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 doctrine helped some men understand the longaevi?

2. What did geographers try to find the location of?

3. What is a point of modern contention about the longaevi?

4. What does Lewis say makes medieval literature dull and boring?

5. What did medieval scholars have a crude knowledge of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lewis say it is hard to determine about the belief in mythological creatures?

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

4. What did medieval scholars think were the two parts of the rational soul, and how do they work?

5. What did Lewis say medieval man was enamored with, and how did this change their literature?

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

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

8. How did the church feel about astrology?

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

10. How did Lewis say modern and medieval writers differ in terms of humility?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were science and religion connected in medieval times, and how does this differ from our current society?

Essay Topic 2

What are the main differences between the rational soul and the spiritual soul? Please cite information from the book to substantiate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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