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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Chaucer like to find his writing material?
(a) By writing about real people.
(b) By creating a poetic image.
(c) By imagining new people and places.
(d) By adapting and adding on to former works.

2. What is thought to be at fault for people thinking medieval scholars had the wrong idea about the shape of the earth?
(a) Incorrect literature.
(b) Ruined historical documents.
(c) Loud rebels.
(d) Bad maps.

3. Which of the following was NOT something worshiped in medieval times?
(a) Elves.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Centaurs.
(d) Wizards.

4. Where do the creatures medieval man worshiped now appear in modern times?
(a) Scriptures.
(b) Children's books.
(c) Songs.
(d) Folk tales.

5. What did the medieval people call the fifth element?
(a) Grinther.
(b) Aether.
(c) Filther.
(d) Walther.

6. What did some great medieval writers sometimes make lists of in the middle of their books?
(a) People.
(b) Beasts.
(c) Plants.
(d) Stars.

7. What did medieval writers think the world around them was a reflection of?
(a) The goodness of God.
(b) The sins and cruelty of man.
(c) The heavens.
(d) The worlds of the dead.

8. What attribute does Lewis say medieval writers had that modern ones do not?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Humilty.
(c) Pride.
(d) Confidence.

9. What does Lewis say can help people better understand the renaissance style of writing?
(a) Comparing the literture to other genres.
(b) Reading more literature.
(c) All of these.
(d) Knowing about medieval culture.

10. Where did the prime mover live?
(a) The moon.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The largest sphere.
(d) The equator.

11. What was the third species thought to have similar with men?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Rational thoughts.
(c) Mortality.
(d) Life spans.

12. How did Christians feel about predicting things?
(a) They were amused by it, but gave it no credence.
(b) They condemned it, but admitted it worked.
(c) They condemned it and thought it was bogus.
(d) They feared it but admitted it worked.

13. What kind of writing did medieval writers enjoy that modern writers do not?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Individual.
(d) Collaborative.

14. What did some people say the longaevi inhabited?
(a) Planets.
(b) Thoughts and ideas.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Natural elements.

15. Which soul was created by God?
(a) Sensitive.
(b) Vegetative.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Rational.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis say makes medieval literature dull and boring?

2. Why are some modern readers puzzled by the renaissance style of writing?

3. Who did those who called the longaevi a fallen class think they were?

4. Who did medieval man think caused men to rebel against God?

5. Who did medieval man think led the rebellion of fallen angels?

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