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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Essays 1 - 9, 'Bulverism', First and Second Things, The Sermon and the Lunch, The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment, Xmas and Christmas, Delinquents in the Snow, Is Progress Possible?, We Have No 'Right to Happiness'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One theory about ethics and philosophy is that they grew out of what?
(a) Religious dogma.
(b) Early taboos.
(c) The natural order.
(d) Primate behaviors.

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

3. In Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God", what state does Lewis assert that the concepts of good and evil have failed to reach?
(a) Syntactical uniqueness.
(b) The ground of being.
(c) An equitable plane.
(d) Objective reality.

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

5. In Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God", Lewis contends what about evil?
(a) It is preventable.
(b) It extends throughout human history.
(c) It is unstoppable.
(d) It has increased over the last few centuries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the subjects that Lewis states that almost all political parties agree upon?

2. The terms prayer books often use to describe personal feelings would best be described as which of the following?

3. Lewis states that sound value theories demand what of a definition of evil?

4. Lewis contends that most people will realize that without Christianity what will happen to them?

5. Lewis' books were generally intended to bridge the gap between what types of writing?

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