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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Screwtape describe as the only useful thing about war?
(a) War usually leads to more future wars.
(b) War separates and destroys families.
(c) War brings souls to Our Father Below.
(d) War brings fear and anxiety to humans.

2. What is the mindset that discourages belief that fiends exist?
(a) All things can be explained by science.
(b) Fiends cannot exist in a materialistic world.
(c) The Enemy has totally conquered all fiends.
(d) Disbelief in all spiritual matters, good and bad.

3. How should Wormwood try to portray Christianity?
(a) A mystery religion known only to the select.
(b) A committee of clueless volunteers
(c) A massive group of befuddled people.
(d) A cult with an absent leader.

4. What does Screwtape recommend to undermine human courage?
(a) Provide graphic illusions of violence and death.
(b) Befuddle the thinking with imaginings of super-hero action.
(c) Provide thoughts of a tranquil future if current crisis is avoided.
(d) Provoke the thinking there is also something more than courage to fall back on.

5. What is the role of the language department of Hell?
(a) Promote bad news items to create anxiety.
(b) Suggest meaningless jargon.
(c) Corrupt the meaning of a word, thereby corrupting the idea.
(d) Promote good news items to provoke jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the wine of fiends to be sipped eternally?

2. What is the doctrine almost all humans profess but find difficult to accept?

3. According to Screwtape, which old wisdom is mostly dismissed in the modern world?

4. What does Screwtape say is the root of the sin of gluttony?

5. Why does Screwtape advise it is good the new Christian is still going to church?

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