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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. Lewis contends that Corineous intends to treat Christianity in what way?
(a) As the only valid faith.
(b) As a provable fact.
(c) As an inferior religion.
(d) As only a myth.

2. Lewis contends that dualism gives evil what natures?
(a) Banal and undefined.
(b) Substantive and positive.
(c) Real and immutable.
(d) Empty and vacuous.

3. How does Lewis state that he "wants" to interpret the Christian creeds?
(a) Less literally.
(b) As being totally literal.
(c) In scientific terms.
(d) As metaphors.

4. Which of the following religions does Lewis suggest cannot be believed without the occurrence of miraculous events?
(a) Polytheism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Islam.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Lewis, what is the impact of not praying on a particular subject?

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

4. What was the audience for the lecture transcribe in Part I, Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics"?

5. What belief does Joad recommend in the writings that Lewis responds to in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?

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