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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. According to Lewis, what is the proper way to make probability judgments about events in Christianity?
(a) According to a sliding scale.
(b) According to modern science.
(c) According to the actions of God.
(d) According to a bell curve of unlikely events.

2. According to Lewis, how do many Westerners react to miraculous experiences?
(a) They reinterpret them.
(b) They do not report them.
(c) They ignore them.
(d) It shakes their beliefs.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God", Lewis states that according to dualism, why is the concept of good itself good?

2. 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"?

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

4. Lewis believes that what type of people have a special opportunity to know God?

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

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