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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Transposition", Lewis says that if anyone watches the relationship between emotions and sensations he will discover all but which of the following?
(a) Nerves have fewer resources than emotion.
(b) Emotion is separate and unconnected.
(c) Nerves do respond to emotions.
(d) Senses use one sensation to express multiple emotions.

2. Which of the following does Lewis quote in "Transposition" in his attempt to refute religious critics?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Pepys' Diary.
(d) A Modest Proposal.

3. Lewis says in "Transposition" that it may seem strange that an apocalypse can describe heaven with nothing more than all but which of the following?
(a) Crowns.
(b) Music.
(c) Angels.
(d) Thrones.

4. Lewis states in "The Weight of Glory" that no one can enter heaven except as a child, and that ____________is obvious in any good child.
(a) Desire to behave well.
(b) Fear of the unknown.
(c) Pleasure in being praised.
(d) Curiosity about God.

5. Why, in "Transposition", does Lewis say he wishes to discuss the phenomenon of speaking in tongues?
(a) It is essential to understanding Pentecost.
(b) It is a stumbling block for him.
(c) His audience requested it.
(d) He has important insight to share.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to "Transposition", is the relationship between the spiritual and the natural?

2. If asked about the greatest virtue, as discussed in "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says the great Christians of old would have responded with which answer?

3. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis states that he is shocked to find all but which of the following Christians taking heavenly glory quite literally?

4. In his discussion of right and wrong, Lewis says that any concrete train of reasoning involves all but which of the following elements?

5. Lewis describes, in "Why I am Not a Pacifist," a belief that human history is a unilinear movement from worse to better. What term does he use for this belief?

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