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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did medieval man think led the rebellion of fallen angels?
(a) The prime mover.
(b) Hades.
(c) Satan.
(d) The first man.

3. What shape did medieval man believe the earth was?
(a) A hemisphere.
(b) A rhombus.
(c) A flat disc.
(d) A sphere.

4. What does Lewis say makes medieval literature dull and boring?
(a) The similarities in the books.
(b) The details.
(c) The tone.
(d) The lists.

5. What did medieval scholars have a crude knowledge of?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Geography.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Tidal pulls.

6. Which of these was NOT one of the kinds of souls believed in by medieval man?
(a) Sensitive.
(b) Rational.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Vegetative.

7. When was mapping authority denied in Asia?
(a) The Centennial Dynasty.
(b) The Ting Dynasty.
(c) The Millennial Dynasty.
(d) The Ming Dynasty.

8. What was said to govern the chance events that happened on earth?
(a) Luck.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Chance.
(d) All of these.

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

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

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

12. Why did some longaevi not want to be seen by people?
(a) They were prejudiced.
(b) They were shy.
(c) They were weak.
(d) They were evil.

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

14. What was the prime mover trying to imitate?
(a) Nature.
(b) The orbit of the moon.
(c) God's perfection.
(d) The presentation of the earth.

15. What does Lewis say it is hard for some people to grasp about medieval beliefs?
(a) They had such easily disproved ideas.
(b) They were unable to see the truth of matters.
(c) They believed in fanciful creatures.
(d) They were ahead of their times.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which soul was created by God?

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

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

5. What is it important to remember that the prime mover is NOT?

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