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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lewis believes that the laws of nature are NOT which of the following?
(a) Subjective.
(b) Facts.
(c) Causes.
(d) Changeable.

3. What forces alter the characters of individuals, according to Christian doctrine?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Witnessing or proselytizing.
(c) God.
(d) Meditation and confession.

4. Lewis hoped that his club would adopt what type of a political viewpoint?
(a) Neutral.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Libertarian.
(d) Conservative.

5. How does Lewis suggest that higher animals might be able to achieve immortality?
(a) By becoming part of the family of man.
(b) By a process of selection.
(c) By evolving larger brains.
(d) By God's intervention.

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

7. According to Lewis, Christianity holds what believe about myth?
(a) It is of equal importance with facts.
(b) It is less important than facts.
(c) It is more important than facts.
(d) It became fact.

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) A battle.
(d) Injuries from a car crash.

9. What type of doctrines does Lewis suggest that apologetics be used to attack?
(a) Outdated doctrines.
(b) False doctrines.
(c) New doctrines.
(d) Useless doctrines.

10. Joad believed that various philosophical theories of human evolution were which of the following?
(a) True.
(b) False.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Childish.

11. Why should the Gospels not be considered legend?
(a) They are too short.
(b) They are historical documents.
(c) Their authenticity has been proved beyond a doubt.
(d) They are not artistic enough.

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

13. How is Christianity transmitted?
(a) Through a calling all people feel to the bible.
(b) Through personal revelation.
(c) Through teaching and outreach.
(d) Through cultural enforcement.

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

15. The content of Part I, Essay 20, "The Pains of Animals" is mostly concerned with what?
(a) How human pain is like the pain of animals.
(b) That animals do not suffer pain.
(c) Why animals suffer pain.
(d) Whether animals suffer pain at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What belief does Lewis reject in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?

2. What it is about choosing to aid the sick that might be problematic for a Christian?

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

4. What is the title of the book discussed in Part I, Essay 13, "On the Transmission of Christianity"?

5. What did the woman believe the vision she experienced in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles" was?

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