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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Essays 1 - 9, 'Bulverism', First and Second Things, The Sermon and the Lunch, The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment, Xmas and Christmas, Delinquents in the Snow, Is Progress Possible?, We Have No 'Right to Happiness'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis denies that animals have which of the following?
(a) Thinking minds.
(b) Free will.
(c) A stream of consciousness.
(d) The capacity for pain.

2. The philosopher that Lewis responds to in Part I, Essay 23, "Must Our Image of God Go?" uses a metaphor that compares Jesus to which of the following?
(a) A doorway.
(b) A sign.
(c) A window.
(d) A vessel.

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

4. What is the title of the book discussed in Part I, Essay 13, "On the Transmission of Christianity"?
(a) How Heathen is Britain?
(b) The Godless Child.
(c) Earth Without God.
(d) Modern Heretics.

5. According to Lewis, what, besides humans, experiences pain?
(a) All animals.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Higher animals only.
(d) Animal stages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis advocates therapy for criminal offenders of what type?

2. Lewis points out that the question of being good without being a Christian should be applied to which of the following?

3. Lewis' general attitude towards women who wish to serve as priests would best be described as which of the following?

4. In Part II, Essay 16, "Cross-Examination", Lewis specifically denies that an experience of God can be brought on through what means?

5. What problem does Lewis identify in the English justice system with regard to victims?

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