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

2. Why was zoology such a studied science?
(a) Animals were worth a lot of money.
(b) Men depended on animals.
(c) They were used to study medicine.
(d) They were connected to humans.

3. Which philosopher believed souls to be eternal?
(a) Plato.
(b) Chalcidius.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Augistine.

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

5. Which kind of soul gave the power to see and move?
(a) Conscious.
(b) Vegetative.
(c) Rational.
(d) Sensitive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made people talk less about the longaevi?

2. What shape did medieval man believe the earth was?

3. What is the tone of most medieval books?

4. Where did the prime mover live?

5. What was the prime mover trying to imitate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did some medieval writers sometimes stretch themselves and their writing to include?

2. How did the church feel about astrology?

3. What was the fifth element, and where did it exist?

4. What does Lewis say the modern reader can do to better understand the medieval style of literature?

5. Which did the medieval scholars decide were created first, the soul or the body?

6. What did Lewis say medieval man was enamored with, and how did this change their literature?

7. How did Lewis say Chaucer prefer to invent his stories and why?

8. What does Lewis say was the most important thing to remember about medieval belief in mythological creatures?

9. How was common sense defined in medieval times?

10. How did medieval scholars say the different kinds of souls said to be created?

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