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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. What justification does Joad give for his preference of belief in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?
(a) The existence of faith.
(b) The horrors of World War II.
(c) The evil nature of man.
(d) The presence of good acts in the world.

2. What is the title of the book discussed in Part I, Essay 13, "On the Transmission of Christianity"?
(a) Earth Without God.
(b) How Heathen is Britain?
(c) The Godless Child.
(d) Modern Heretics.

3. Lewis contends that real change in a person occurs in what way?
(a) With internal thoughts and feelings.
(b) Slowly and usually not at all.
(c) With external behaviors.
(d) In their place in the community.

4. According to Lewis, what is the impact of not praying on a particular subject?
(a) The meaning of the outcome will be incomprehensible.
(b) It has no affect.
(c) The outcome may be different.
(d) The result will be unfavorable.

5. How is Christianity related to spiritualism, according to Lewis?
(a) Christianity invalidates spiritualism.
(b) Spiritualism is equally valid compared to Christianity.
(c) It is not a form of spiritualism.
(d) Spiritualism is a subset of Christian beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lewis suggest that higher animals might be able to achieve immortality?

2. The content of Part I, Essay 20, "The Pains of Animals" is mostly concerned with what?

3. The philosopher that Lewis responds to in Part I, Essay 23, "Must Our Image of God Go?" uses a metaphor that compares Jesus to which of the following?

4. What mistake does Lewis claim that Pittenger made in critiquing his books?

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

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