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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. Who did medieval man think caused men to rebel against God?

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

3. What did renaissance writers sometimes make great stretches to include in their work?

4. What was most important to Dickens in his writing?

5. Who taught medieval man how the heavens moved?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the fifth element, and where did it exist?

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

3. Which did the medieval scholars decide were created first, the soul or the body?

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

5. What is the first thought some writers had about the nature of Longaevi?

6. What does Lewis say the modern reader can do to better understand the medieval style of literature?

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

8. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

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 is the sensitive spirit, and how is it divided? How did this idea affect the actions of medieval men?

Essay Topic 2

What was the main moral of Amyclas the Farmer, and how did this story impact medieval literature?

Essay Topic 3

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

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