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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 does Screwtape see as one advantage of church?
2. When does sex work best in the fiend's favor?
3. What are heavenly pleasures that reflect love of friends and family for one another?
4. Why does Screwtape say God does not want humans to dwell on their sins?
5. When does humor always work toward a destructive purpose?
Short Essay Questions
1. Screwtape tells Wormwood the English people are hateful in the abstract but kindly in the concrete. How does he suggest Wormwood use this information regarding the patient?
2. Wormwood sees a dry spell in the patient's faith as a totally positive development. Why does Screwtape see this as a shortcoming of Wormwood's training and not necessarily a positive?
3. Why does Screwtape advise if the patient must pray at all, center prayer on his feelings and images?
4. What does Screwtape explain about the dynamics of a person who is church shopping?
5. Why does Screwtape tell Wormwood it is good for the patient to pray for his mother's soul?
6. Lewis contends ideas can be corrupted by corrupting the language associated with ideas. For example, what does Screwtape brag about corruption of the word "Puritanism"?
7. Why does Screwtape think it is not favorable when a person does not care what others think?
8. Why does Screwtape tell Wormwood the details of the war in progress are of no interest?
9. Relating to religious bodies, what does Screwtape say has proven very useful for producing malice over the centuries?
10. Although Lewis talks about food and drink, what is the eternal truth contained in the message?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The classic struggle between good and evil, between right and wrong, between God and Satan is a favorite Lewis subject. Document the basis of what Lewis terms ownership in this conflict between God and Satan.
Essay Topic 2
The most basic of devilish tactics is to shift human focus. Relating to this tactic, describe in detail Lewis' premise that a Christian's thinking can have an origin of worship of God, shift to pride in oneself, and then shift to spiritual pride
Essay Topic 3
"I'm as good as you" is the thread of Screwtape's toast and Lewis' premise that the road to hell is through mediocrity fed by cultural numbness. Explain the cultural effects of this thread, especially as it relates to youth and as it relates to the lazy and dull individuals in a society.
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