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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII: The Influence of the Model.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Somnious Scipionis appear?
(a) Cicero's Republic.
(b) Scipio's History.
(c) Plato's Philosophies.
(d) Aristotle's writings.

2. What does Lewis say separates the medieval man from savages?
(a) Their religion.
(b) Their ideals.
(c) Their strict traditions.
(d) Their thirst for knowledge.

3. What did Mars cause men to do?
(a) Fall in love.
(b) Go to war.
(c) Speak with boldness.
(d) Overcome illness.

4. What did the medieval men have to reconcile in their culture?
(a) Contradicting statements.
(b) Tribal differences.
(c) Values that go against nature.
(d) Time changes.

5. Which of the following was NOT commonly written about in renaissance literature?
(a) Biology.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Religion.
(d) Common Sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did medieval writers think the world around them was a reflection of?

2. How did Lewis describe the debate of nominalism?

3. Why is it hard to determine what Chalcidius's religion was?

4. What was historically important for the Middle Ages?

5. What did Macrobius usually write about?

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