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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. Where do the creatures medieval man worshiped now appear in modern times?

2. What did Mars cause men to do?

3. What did the term "the end of the earth" mean to medieval people?

4. Which of these was NOT one of the kinds of souls believed in by medieval man?

5. What did medieval writers think the world around them was a reflection of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first thought some writers had about the nature of Longaevi?

2. What does Lewis say it is hard to determine about the belief in mythological creatures?

3. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

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

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

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

7. What are some of the things that planets caused men to do according to astrology?

8. How did medieval man explain insanity?

9. How did the prime mover move, and why?

10. How was common sense defined in medieval times?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and what parts of medieval culture were most affected by this?

Essay Topic 2

How did astrology affect the medieval culture, and what was the church's stance on this belief?

Essay Topic 3

Science was a major theme in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the informational tone of the book?

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