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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say combats the idea of God's mindless cruelty?
(a) Memories of lost loved ones.
(b) The promise of heaven.
(c) Scripture.
(d) Christ.

2. In what discipline was the author educated?
(a) Physics.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Theology.
(d) Medieval History.

3. What is H.'s real name?
(a) Norma Lewis.
(b) Joy Gresham.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Helen Lewis.

4. When the author rereads his reflections, how does he react?
(a) He asks a friend to edit the work.
(b) He erases the reflections.
(c) He scolds himself.
(d) He wants to stop his reflections.

5. At the very end of the second chapter, to what or whom does the author compare himself?
(a) A missing link.
(b) The Prodigal Son.
(c) Job.
(d) A ship missing an engine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pseudonym did the author use?

2. What ancient civilization thought that embalming the dead lessened death's effect?

3. What does the author say is human history's cruel joke?

4. What kind of character did the author's wife have?

5. What is the "state" of heaven, according to the author?

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