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A Grief Observed | Quiz

C. S. Lewis
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A Grief Observed | Quiz

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1)

What accounts for a mother's response to comforting words regarding a lost child? (from Chapter 2)

Faith in God.
Confidence in Scripture.
Detachment from death.
Mothering instinct.
2)

To what length would the author have gone if it could have cured H.'s cancer? (from Chapter 4)

Become a priest.
Never seen her again.
Died in her place.
Turned his back on God.
3)

To what ultimate fate does the author resign himself? (from Chapter 2)

Death.
Life with God.
Understanding the meaning of life and death.
Reunion with H.
4)

What does the author state causes human beings to regard God falsely? (from Chapter 2)

Organized religion.
The way God tests people.
The devil.
Tainted and depraved ideas.
5)

In Chapter Two, what does the author say is one more name for death? (from Chapter 2)

Religion.
Grief.
Time.
Cancer.
6)

As Chapter Three begins, what does the author record that he is afraid his grief will turn into? (from Chapter 3)

Rage.
Dead flatness.
Distorted memories of H.
Unending sorrow.
7)

Who is the source of the author's problem? (from Chapter 4)

God.
Nobody.
H.
The author himself.
8)

Who does the author think might have a special ability for the miracle of love? (from Chapter 4)

The man.
One's children.
The woman.
One's minister.
9)

At the end of Chapter Two, what does the author think about his reflections? (from Chapter 2)

That he is growing closer to God.
That the author is close to understanding why his wife died.
That God will answer all of the author's questions.
They are senseless.
10)

What pseudonym did the author use? (from Chapter 2)

Joy Gresham.
J. R. R. Tolkien.
N. W. Clerk.
C. S. Lewis.
11)

How long did "low-hung grey skies" hang over the author? (from Chapter 3)

A month.
A year.
A week.
10 days.
12)

What motivated the author's attempt to hit back at God? (from Chapter 3)

Not understanding God's intention.
Religious conversion.
Respect.
Acceptance of H.'s death.
13)

How does the author picture the "eternal somethings" that he and H. would be after this life? (from Chapter 2)

Angels.
Spheres.
Corpses.
Emptiness.
14)

What does the author say is the obvious danger of images? (from Chapter 4)

They are not the real thing.
They make people crazy.
They do not look like their subjects.
They fade.
15)

How long does the author think his suffering will last? (from Chapter 2)

Not much longer.
For about a year.
Forever.
As long as it must.
16)

What can the author's grief and memories never achieve? (from Chapter 3)

Easing or aggravating H.'s past anguish.
Giving the author comfort.
Restoring the author's faith in God.
Bringing H. back.
17)

What purpose do images of H. serve for the author? (from Chapter 4)

They are links.
They bring Christ to mind.
They remind the author of H.'s exact presence.
They remind the author of God.
18)

What does the author say cannot compare with physical pain? (from Chapter 3)

Loneliness.
Fear.
Grief.
Death.
19)

What kind of "no answer" does the author get from God by the fourth chapter? (from Chapter 4)

A complete answer.
A silent gaze.
A locked door.
Absolutely no response.
20)

What does the author say is one of the miracles of love? (from Chapter 4)

The ability to explain.
The power to see through enchantments.
The power of forgiveness.
The gift of healing.
21)

By the end of the second chapter, what does the author think about human contemplation of God? (from Chapter 2)

If humans think hard enough, they can understand God.
God guides human thought along the right course.
It is the highest human endeavor.
Human beings should not try to accurately describe God.
22)

What does the author think is the worst thing he could wish for H.? (from Chapter 3)

For her to come back.
For her to have lived longer.
For her to be with God.
For her to remain gone.
23)

What one thing has sufficient force to rattle one's faith, according to the author in Chapter Three? (from Chapter 3)

Losing faith in God.
Explosive anger.
Suffering.
One's own illness.
24)

What action does the author say is useless if God hurts to heal? (from Chapter 3)

Thinking one can reverse any pain.
Trying to heal oneself.
Begging God for tenderness.
Committing suicide.
25)

For the author, what are human characterizations of God? (from Chapter 2)

Anthropomorphism.
Grandiose characterizations.
Delusions.
Accurate descriptions.
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