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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. What did C.S. Lewis say about religions born in jungles?
(a) They were focused on the devil.
(b) They were rarely recognized.
(c) They were based on superstition.
(d) They were just like Christianity.

2. What did Davy call the farmhouse she and Van lived in while waiting for the Grey Goose to be built?
(a) Cow's Tail Chateau.
(b) Mockingbird Manor.
(c) Horsebite Hall.
(d) Frog-jump Farm.

3. Why did Davy and Van decide to get a sailboat?
(a) Davy loved sailing.
(b) It was very romantic.
(c) They could get one cheap.
(d) They did not have to buy fuel.

4. Why did Van and Davy enroll at Yale?
(a) They loved New Haven.
(b) They got free tuition.
(c) It was the best school.
(d) There were too many students at Oxford.

5. What does the Tao focus on?
(a) A complex agreement.
(b) A code of conduct.
(c) A series of rituals.
(d) A set of rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Van and Davy invite over for company during their first year at Oxford?

2. What did Van and Davy call the "Grey Goose?"

3. Why did Van and Davy believe there is a creator of the universe?

4. What does Van describe as the most repugnant part of confessing faith in Christianity?

5. What did C.S. Lewis believe about Buddhism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Van say happened when he decided to seek the highest of emotions?

2. How did C.S. Lewis compare himself to Van in his letters?

3. How did Van say spending a year in Kensington changed him?

4. Why did Davy and Van decide to live at sea?

5. What did Van observe about Lewis as a teacher?

6. What confused Van about world religions in "Encounter with Light?"

7. How did Van react the first time he returns to Glenmerle?

8. Why did Van and Davy call their love the "pagan love"?

9. What did Van and Davy do when they invited people over to their apartment near Oxford?

10. What ground rules did Davy and Van create before getting married?

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