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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Essays 11 - 16, Priestesses in the Church?, God in the Dock, Behind the Scenes, Revival or Decay?, Before We Can Communicate, Cross-Examination.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lewis cite as being an important part of the intellectual challenge of faith?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Theological reading.
(c) Debate.
(d) Personal introspection.

2. The philosopher that Lewis responds to in Part I, Essay 23, "Must Our Image of God Go?" holds what position?
(a) Professor emeritus.
(b) Deacon.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Dean.

3. How common is the belief in the conflict between religion and science?
(a) Many people believe in it.
(b) It exists mostly in the media.
(c) Few people believe in it.
(d) It is almost non-existent in the modern world.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms that Lewis lays against the common English person in Part I Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics"?
(a) They know little about history.
(b) They are intellectually dishonest.
(c) They have no sense of sin.
(d) They distrust ancient texts.

5. What element of Christianity does Lewis specifically cite as seeming absurd to scientific thought?
(a) God having a son.
(b) The resurrection.
(c) Miraculous healing.
(d) The holy spirit descending to the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis believe the state of the argument between himself and Joan the subject of human pain to be?

2. What does Joad say about standard attempt to explain the problem of human pain?

3. Which of the following does Lewis specifically reject as a reason to allow women to be priests?

4. If Jesus' claims about himself were false, what can be said about his moral teachings?

5. Lewis warns against using religion and which of the following together in the wrong way?

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