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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. How is modern writing different from medieval writing?

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

3. What did Mars cause men to do?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Lewis say medieval man was enamored with, and how did this change their literature?

3. How did medieval theologians view the Fall?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the seven arts of education, and what role did they play in medieval society?

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

Books held a very high priority in medieval culture. How did this love for books come about, and what are some of the affects of this on the medieval culture?

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