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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. How did Chalcidius feel about Apulieius's doctrines?
(a) He agreed with them.
(b) He opposed them.
(c) He could find no scientific proof of them.
(d) He agreed with one of them.

2. Who began the idea of philosophical purity?
(a) Plato.
(b) Plebius.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Chalcidius.

3. What is the tone of most medieval books?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Imaginative.
(d) Informative.

4. Where is Scipio Minor taken in Somnious Scipionis?
(a) Stellarnium.
(b) Stellatum.
(c) Stellan.
(d) Stellanus.

5. Who does Chacidius borrow from to expand the Doctrine of the Triad?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) Apulieus.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about medieval man does Lewis call obsolete?

2. What is the story about Cato and Marcia an allegory for?

3. What kind of writing did medieval writers enjoy that modern writers do not?

4. What would guarantee the truth of something to a medieval man?

5. What did Lewis say was most notable about renaissance literature?

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