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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. What made people talk less about the longaevi?

3. How did Chaucer like to find his writing material?

4. How is modern writing different from medieval writing?

5. What does Lewis say it is hard for some people to grasp about medieval beliefs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

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

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

5. How was common sense defined in medieval times?

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

7. How did medieval theologians view the Fall?

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

9. How did the church feel about astrology?

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

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

Medieval society was made up of two separate and important cultures, the pagans and the Christians. Please compare and contrast these two cultures using citations from the text.

Essay Topic 3

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and what parts of medieval culture were most affected by this?

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