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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What in the sky changed regularly?

2. How did Lewis describe the authority medieval men gave to the written word?

3. What does Somnious Scipionus mean?

4. Why were those unaware of the model still affected by it?

5. Why does Lewis not give full credit to the model?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lewis say the popular ideas about medieval men come from?

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

3. According to Lewis, who were the two most noteworthy medieval writers?

4. What two philosophies did Apulieus bring to light?

5. What did the model serve as a backdrop for?

6. How did Lewis say the pagans view nature in their writing?

7. How did Macrobius clean up Somnium Scipius?

8. What did most medieval writers spend a great deal of their time doing?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Books held a very high priority in medieval culture. How did this love for books come about, and what are some of the affects of this on the medieval culture?

Essay Topic 2

What was the main moral of Amyclas the Farmer, and how did this story impact medieval literature?

Essay Topic 3

What are the seven arts of education, and what role did they play in medieval society?

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