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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lewis think people who grieve should do?
(a) Talk to their pastors.
(b) Talk freely about their pain.
(c) Grit their teeth and get on with life.
(d) Remove themselves from society.

3. What accounts for a mother's response to comforting words regarding a lost child?
(a) Detachment from death.
(b) Mothering instinct.
(c) Faith in God.
(d) Confidence in Scripture.

4. What feeling characterizes the second section?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Hopelessness.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Fear.

5. How will the author respond if talked to about the "truth of religion"?
(a) He will listen gladly.
(b) He will refuse to engage in conversation.
(c) He will listen submissively.
(d) He will argue theology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important personal process does the author begin in the course of Chapter Three?

2. What does the author conclude is God's nature?

3. What is the only thing, according to the author, that tests the reality of a belief?

4. What does the author state causes human beings to regard God falsely?

5. How will the author respond to being told the consolations of religion?

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