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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lewis advise is the outcome of lack of commitment to important matters?
(a) A life lived mostly free of stress.
(b) Strong possibility of worldly success.
(c) A life of befuddled underachievement.
(d) Strong possibility of failure.

2. Who are "They" that the patient sees at the same moment Wormwood cannot see?
(a) Virtues.
(b) Life-changing events when angels were present.
(c) Legions of saints smiling and welcoming.
(d) Good spirits that have been helpful throughout the patient's life.

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

4. What is a common way a religious person is likely to be corrupted?
(a) When history can be shown to justify sin.
(b) When history does not support religion.
(c) When major sin is viewed as minor sin.
(d) When religion becomes a means to an end.

5. What does Screwtape suggest is the benefit of theories about the historical Jesus?
(a) Moves the focus from the spiritual on to the political.
(b) Since little is known, the more theories the better.
(c) Theories portray Jesus as very ordinary, therefore not from God.
(d) So much speculation can be twisted from every theory.

6. What makes Screwtape especially angry about the couple?
(a) They feel sexual attraction to each other, and God approves of it.
(b) They hold no secrets from one another.
(c) They openly express love of God.
(d) They expect and are planning for happiness in marriage.

7. What virtue does Screwtape suggest will be lacking in the patient because of his new friends?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Humility.
(c) Love.
(d) Honesty.

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

9. What is the Judaeo-Christian principle that Lewis reinforces?
(a) "One flesh" is a discussion topic, not a real teaching.
(b) Marrying the wrong woman for the wrong reasons can still lead to happiness.
(c) Sexual intercourse and sexual perversions are not major issues.
(d) Marriage and sexual intercourse are irrevocable acts, not to be entered into lightly at all.

10. What sort of Christian does Screwtape prefer?
(a) Mere Christians.
(b) Christians befuddled by Christianity.
(c) Christians interested in Christianity and something else.
(d) Uncommitted Christians.

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

12. What is Screwtape's view of the patient's new girl?
(a) She is a sexual pervert who will be a good match.
(b) She is a sincere Christian that in the old days would have been fed to the lions.
(c) She is dimwitted and easily manipulated.
(d) She is of loose character and morals.

13. What does Screwtape say is the end result of the devil's Historical Point of View?
(a) Discourages people from learning about history.
(b) Prevents wisdom from being passed from generation to generation.
(c) Encourages scholars to research more history.
(d) Discourages people from innovative modern thinking.

14. As a result of devilish influence, what do people think about "falling in love"?
(a) This is the only good reason to marry and have sex.
(b) The idea is completely old-fashioned.
(c) The idea is only for the young and naïve.
(d) This can happen to anyone at any time.

15. How does Lewis explain the way to recognize what is not real virtue?
(a) When a human offers explanations of personally held virtues.
(b) When a negative outcome is attributed hidden virtue.
(c) When a supposed virtue causes a supposed sin.
(d) Virtue that is not upheld in the face of threat is no real virtue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one main theme Lewis repeatedly asserts?

2. What does Screwtape tell Wormwood is great fodder for quarrels?

3. Why does Screwtape think it is best not to have a person die young?

4. What preference by God does Screwtape view as nonsense?

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

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