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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lewis, how do many Westerners react to miraculous experiences?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) It shakes their beliefs.
(c) They do not report them.
(d) They reinterpret them.

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

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

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

5. What it is about choosing to aid the sick that might be problematic for a Christian?
(a) Sufficiently sick people cannot willfully repent of their sins.
(b) It might be better if they died and went to heaven.
(c) Christ died violently and painfully with no aid.
(d) It might interfere with God's plan.

6. Joad argues that Lewis' point about animal stages does not apply to what type of animals?
(a) Apes.
(b) Invertebrates.
(c) Colony dwelling animals.
(d) Higher animals.

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

8. In Part I, Essay 8, "Laws of Nature", what was the woman praying for her son to survive?
(a) A surgery.
(b) Terminal cancer.
(c) Injuries from a car crash.
(d) A battle.

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

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

11. Price argues what about religion?
(a) It is gaining popularity.
(b) It is impossible to take seriously.
(c) It is harmful.
(d) It is outdated.

12. The club that Lewis founded took its name from what philosopher?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Kant.
(d) Demosthenes.

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

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

15. What does Joad say about standard attempt to explain the problem of human pain?
(a) They make sense.
(b) They are insufficient.
(c) They are confusing.
(d) They are internally inconsistent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lewis denies that animals have which of the following?

3. Lewis hoped that his club would adopt what type of a political viewpoint?

4. Which of the following is one word Lewis uses to describe religions that he views to be true?

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

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