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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Christians say created nature?
(a) Michael.
(b) Adam.
(c) God.
(d) Christ.

2. What does Lewis say the model should NOT be?
(a) A direct image of the time.
(b) A central authority.
(c) A concrete idea.
(d) An exaggeration.

3. What is the model a reflection of?
(a) History of the world.
(b) Traditions of the time.
(c) Philosophy of the time.
(d) Education of the time.

4. How does Lewis label the model?
(a) A reservation.
(b) A tradition.
(c) A standard.
(d) An ideal.

5. Why was it harder for pagans to write about nature?
(a) It was all encompassing.
(b) It was not based on religion.
(c) It was hard to define.
(d) It was not important.

Short Answer Questions

1. What separated nature from the sky?

2. According to Lewis, which is NOT used by most people when thinking about medieval man?

3. Which of the following was a medieval writer?

4. What was historically important for the Middle Ages?

5. What was inefficient about the translation of Plato's Timmaeus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did medieval men give a lot of authority and credence to?

2. What does Lewis say the ideas of the medieval man look like at first glance?

3. What does Lewis say the process is for most people when they make their opinion of medieval men and practices?

4. What two philosophies did Apulieus bring to light?

5. How did Lewis say the Christians view nature in their writing?

6. How did Lewis say the pagan and Christian views of spirits differ?

7. What does Lewis say it is important not to see the model as?

8. How did medieval writers feel about Dionysius's work, and why is this so ironic?

9. What were some of the most important debates in medieval times?

10. Who was Boethius?

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