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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII: The Earth and Her Inhabitants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did medieval men think only a wise man could do?
(a) See into the future.
(b) Divine the future by studying the past.
(c) Ignore astrology.
(d) Resist the influence of the planets.

2. Why was zoology such a studied science?
(a) They were used to study medicine.
(b) They were connected to humans.
(c) Animals were worth a lot of money.
(d) Men depended on animals.

3. What did medieval psychology deal with?
(a) The body.
(b) The soul.
(c) The mind.
(d) The conscience.

4. What did medieval man think the universe was a series of?
(a) Concentric spheres.
(b) Repetitions.
(c) Patterns and ideas.
(d) Matter.

5. Where did the souls of the just go according to medieval beliefs?
(a) Nature.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The stars.
(d) The sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Amyclas the model of?

2. Where did the prime mover live?

3. What did the medieval people call the fifth element?

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

5. What was the prime mover trying to imitate?

(see the answer key)

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