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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 would one find the fifth element?

2. What did medieval man think the universe was a series of?

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

4. Why are some modern readers puzzled by the renaissance style of writing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Longaevi not being widely spoken about?

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

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

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

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

6. How did medieval man explain insanity?

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

8. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

9. How did medieval theologians view the Fall?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What role does mythology play in the medieval society and where does it appear? How was the culture altered by the presence of this mythology?

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