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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Essays 19 - 23, What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ?, The Pains of Animals, Is Theism Important?, Rejoinder to Dr Pittenger, Must Our Image of God Go?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to materialism, reasoning is the result of what?
(a) Unknown physical processes.
(b) Classical physics.
(c) Movements in the brain.
(d) Quantum uncertainties.

2. If Jesus' claims about himself were false, what can be said about his moral teachings?
(a) They are invalid.
(b) They are unclear.
(c) They are irrelevant.
(d) They are unchanged.

3. What does Lewis cite as being an important part of the intellectual challenge of faith?
(a) Debate.
(b) Theological reading.
(c) Personal introspection.
(d) Prayer.

4. Lewis' books were generally intended to bridge the gap between what types of writing?
(a) Persuasive and religious.
(b) Scientific and theological.
(c) Philosophical and historical.
(d) Scholarly and popular.

5. What was Lewis' intent in his original writings about the pain of animals?
(a) To provide a simple framework for discussion.
(b) To respond to a personal letter not meant for publication.
(c) To prove the superiority of mankind.
(d) To rebut arguments against God's existence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of Christianity does Lewis specifically cite as seeming absurd to scientific thought?

2. According to his speech in Part I, Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics", what terms does Lewis prefer to speak on?

3. Why, according to Lewis, are good and evil paired together?

4. Which of the following is not a good use of apologetics, according to Lewis?

5. Pittenger does not believe there is a scriptural basis for which of Jesus' claims?

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