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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what animal does Screwtape compare the patient concerning knowledge versus likings?
(a) A clueless snake.
(b) A hunting dog.
(c) A dumb bird.
(d) A hungry tiger.

2. Why does Screwtape advise that unselfishness is fertile ground for marital strife?
(a) Unselfishness leads to sexual dysfunction.
(b) Unselfishness can alter a person's thinking.
(c) There is not any way to define unselfishness.
(d) A woman thinks it is taking trouble for others, a man thinks it is not giving trouble to others.

3. What is an excellent way to insulate the heart from the Enemy?
(a) Flippantly pass off everything as subject matter for jest.
(b) Raunchy jokes about sexual excess.
(c) Jokes about the Enemy and his servants.
(d) Find fault with all types of humor.

4. What does Screwtape offer Wormwood as proof that God is vulgar?
(a) He has filled the world with pleasure.
(b) He created sex for humans.
(c) He killed Himself on a cross.
(d) He makes promises to humans about eternity.

5. Why should patient prayers focus on the spiritual, never the practical?
(a) Keeps attention on what he sees as sins.
(b) Practical matters and solutions have no place in prayers.
(c) Eliminates the need to take action by the patient.
(d) Channels his energy on useless dialog with the Enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis say is the modern fiend's methods of temptation?

2. How should the fiend encourage the patient to think about malice and benevolence?

3. What makes Screwtape especially angry about the couple?

4. What does Screwtape remind Wormwood is most important about the war?

5. What does Screwtape say is another sign of gluttony in addition to overconsumption?

(see the answer key)

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