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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Is Theology Poetry?" states that while some divine illumination is given to all men, which group has received special illumination?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Buddhists.
(c) Christians.
(d) Muslims.

2. When discussing the possible future of his audience, Lewis says that for nine out of ten of them the choice will come which could lead to what?
(a) Love.
(b) Scoundrelism.
(c) Inner Ring.
(d) Fortune.

3. To which poet does Lewis refer in "The Inner Ring"?
(a) Frost.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Byron.

4. When discussing the concept of unity, Lewis gives the example of all but which of the following characters from "The Wind in the Willows"?
(a) Mole.
(b) Badger.
(c) Rat.
(d) Toad.

5. Lewis says in "The Inner Ring" that an egoist is all but which of the following?
(a) Unscrupulous.
(b) Rude.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Ruthless.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lewis's discussion of forgiveness, what is the the same about us forgiving others and God forgiving us?

2. In "The Inner Ring", Lewis says that the quest for the ring will break what?

3. In "On Forgiveness", Lewis says that God must often think of excuses we do not and that upon death some may find what?

4. When discussing the meaning of poetry, Lewis says he feels sure the examiners were not asking if theologians are masters of all but which of the following styles?

5. To which famous philosopher does Lewis refer at the end of "The Inner Ring"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, according to Lewis's descriptions of the inner ring, does one discover when getting close to the ring?

2. Lewis says in "On Forgiveness" that there are two remedies for the danger of excusing ourselves from sin. Explain these two remedies.

3. How does Lewis respond, when discussing whether theology is merely poetry, to the idea that Christians believe their theology because they find it the most poetically appealing of their options?

4. What does Lewis say in his discussion of forgiveness is the hardest part about forgiving others?

5. In "Membership", why is the idea that religion should take place in solitude a dangerous one?

6. What disadvantages does Lewis say in "Is Theology Poetry?" does Christianity have when faced with other doctrines?

7. When discussing religion versus science, Lewis quotes Professor D.M.S. Watson. What is Watson's view on evolution as opposed to creationism?

8. Why, according to Lewis's discussion of forgiveness, is it so important for us to forgive those who sin against us?

9. In the opening of "The Inner Ring", what does Lewis believe of the desire to be inside the inner ring?

10. In his discussion of the value of the human soul, Lewis has what to say about why God died for man?

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