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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 does Lewis say can help people better understand the renaissance style of writing?

2. Which kind of soul gave the power to see and move?

3. What shape did medieval man believe the earth was?

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

5. Where would one find the fifth element?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did medieval man explain insanity?

6. How did medieval theologians view the Fall?

7. How did the church feel about astrology?

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

9. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

10. What does Lewis say was the most important thing to remember about medieval belief in mythological creatures?

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

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

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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