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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. Where did the prime mover live?

2. What attribute does Lewis say medieval writers had that modern ones do not?

3. What did Mars cause men to do?

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

5. Which soul was created by God?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the lower spheres move according to medieval scholars, and why?

4. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

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

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

7. How did medieval scholars say the different kinds of souls said to be created?

8. How did medieval man explain insanity?

9. How did the church feel about astrology?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are longaevi, and how did their supposed existence affect the society and literature of medieval times?

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

What is the medieval model, and how did this affect the medieval society?

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