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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. 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) Syntactical uniqueness.
(b) An equitable plane.
(c) The ground of being.
(d) Objective reality.

2. Lewis believes that what type of people have a special opportunity to know God?
(a) The charitable.
(b) Women.
(c) The clergy.
(d) Those who suffer.

3. According to Lewis, what is the most important miraculous event in Christianity?
(a) Jesus' healing of the sick.
(b) The confirmation of prophecy.
(c) The resurrection of Jesus.
(d) The birth of Jesus.

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 distrust ancient texts.
(b) They are intellectually dishonest.
(c) They have no sense of sin.
(d) They know little about history.

5. What element of modern science does Lewis contend to be most problematic for Christianity?
(a) Classical mechanics.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Relativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis believe about the importance of experience?

2. In Part I, Essay 8, "Laws of Nature", what was the woman praying for her son to survive?

3. Which of the following religions does Lewis suggest cannot be believed without the occurrence of miraculous events?

4. How does Lewis view the laws of the universe?

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

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