Latin Grammar: Reading Comprehension

Our world enters our souls through the senses, we are told. Some things are generating, as celestial bodies and the four elements, while others are generated, i.e., bodies composed of the four elements.

1. In the Latin passage above, we learn that the rulers of the former (generating) and the latter (generated) are--
a. these queens and spirits b. spiritual substances c. omnipotent spirits

2. Animal spirits are
a. conjoined entirely b. ominous c. capable of being separated

3. Celestial spirits are
a. entirely separated b. like brute spirits c. a figment of one's imagination

4. What do philosophers call the entities which we call angels?
a. Anglos b. intelligences c. philosophi

5. What is the function of angels?
a. moving the celestial bodies b. transporting bodies of philosophers c. administrating the universities

6. What is the prima causa?
a. the first reason to suspect someone b. a strong influence c. God

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