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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 did renaissance writers sometimes make great stretches to include in their work?

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

3. What did Mars cause men to do?

4. What did the medieval people call the fifth element?

5. What did medieval psychology deal with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is obvious about the medieval belief in mythological creatures?

3. What did medieval scholars think were the two parts of the rational soul, and how do they work?

4. How did medieval people think fallen angels formed?

5. How was common sense defined in medieval times?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does mythology play in the medieval society and where does it appear? How was the culture altered by the presence of this mythology?

Essay Topic 2

What are the main differences between the rational soul and the spiritual soul? Please cite information from the book to substantiate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the doctrine of the triad, and what are some of the places this doctrine fit in to medieval society and history?

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