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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Essays 6 - 11, 'Horrid Red Things', Religion and Science, The Laws of Nature, The Grand Miracle, Christian Apologetics, Work and Prayer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Apologetics is best described as which of the following?
(a) A literal interpretation of the bible.
(b) A logical explanation of church history.
(c) A rational defense of the faith.
(d) The factual basis of the scriptures.

2. What does Lewis believe about the importance of experience?
(a) It is totally unimportant.
(b) It proves nothing on its own.
(c) It is of paramount importance.
(d) It is always distorted and unreliable.

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

4. In Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God", what state does Lewis assert that the concepts of good and evil have failed to reach?
(a) The ground of being.
(b) Syntactical uniqueness.
(c) Objective reality.
(d) An equitable plane.

5. What belief has had the biggest effect on the decrease in reports of miracles?
(a) Materialism.
(b) Agnosticism.
(c) Dualism.
(d) Atheism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Corineous asserts that Christianity is which of the following?

2. Joad believed that various philosophical theories of human evolution were which of the following?

3. Lewis emphasizes what about the evils of World War II?

4. Lewis believes that the laws of nature are NOT which of the following?

5. What does Lewis cite as being an important part of the intellectual challenge of faith?

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