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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 did some great medieval writers sometimes make lists of in the middle of their books?

2. Where did medieval man think God dwelled?

3. What is the tone of most medieval books?

4. What did medieval men think each planet had?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did medieval man explain insanity?

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

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

4. How did the church feel about astrology?

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

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

7. How was common sense defined in medieval times?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

How did astrology affect the medieval culture, and what was the church's stance on this belief?

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