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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Essays 1 - 10, Dangers of National Repentance, Two Ways with the Self, Meditation on the Third Commandment, On the Reading of Old Books, Two Lectures, Meditation in a Toolshed, Scraps, The Decline of Religion, Vivisection, Modern Translations of.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis states that sound value theories demand what of a definition of evil?
(a) It is lacking everything that goodness has.
(b) It is the opposite of good.
(c) It is syntactically identical to good.
(d) It is a perversion of good.

2. The content of Part I, Essay 20, "The Pains of Animals" is mostly concerned with what?
(a) That animals do not suffer pain.
(b) Whether animals suffer pain at all.
(c) Why animals suffer pain.
(d) How human pain is like the pain of animals.

3. What did the woman see in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles"?
(a) God.
(b) A ghost.
(c) An angel.
(d) A halo.

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

5. Lewis notes that disagreements from Christian history appear small in what context?
(a) From outside the church.
(b) From a scriptural perspective.
(c) From a layman's point of view.
(d) From a historical perspective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of Christianity does Lewis specifically cite as seeming absurd to scientific thought?

2. The philosopher that Lewis responds to in Part I, Essay 23, "Must Our Image of God Go?" holds what position?

3. Which of the following is not a good use of apologetics, according to Lewis?

4. What belief does Lewis reject in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?

5. What justification does Joad give for his preference of belief in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?

(see the answer key)

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