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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. What does Lewis state is left over from the Christian creeds after modern science is accounted for?
(a) Psalms, stories, and proverbs.
(b) Genealogies.
(c) Historical events only.
(d) Many supernatural events.

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

3. What was the audience for the lecture transcribe in Part I, Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics"?
(a) Atheists.
(b) Students.
(c) Clergy.
(d) Scientists.

4. In Part I, Essay 9, "The Grand Miracle", Lewis compares the actions of God to those of which of the following?
(a) An architect.
(b) A storyteller.
(c) A natural force.
(d) A bully.

5. What did the woman believe the vision she experienced in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles" was?
(a) Her imagination.
(b) A prophecy.
(c) A hallucination.
(d) A divine vision.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the options that Joad believed rational persons were forced to choose from is most like what world religion?

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

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

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

5. Lewis warns against using religion and which of the following together in the wrong way?

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