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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What element of modern science does Lewis contend to be most problematic for Christianity?
(a) Relativity.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Classical mechanics.
(d) Evolution.

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

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

5. Lewis would describe Jesus' moral teachings as being which of the following?
(a) Unjustified.
(b) Sound.
(c) Precise.
(d) Varied.

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

7. According to Lewis, what should Christians do about death?
(a) Try to prevent it.
(b) Never forget about its presence.
(c) Accept it as God's will.
(d) Pray for it.

8. If Jesus' claims about himself were false, he would best be considered which of the following?
(a) A liar.
(b) A megalomaniac.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A prophet.

9. Lewis points out that the question of being good without being a Christian should be applied to which of the following?
(a) Society as a whole.
(b) Non-Christian theists.
(c) Secular atheists.
(d) The individual.

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

11. Which of the following is one word Lewis uses to describe religions that he views to be true?
(a) Fluid.
(b) Tough.
(c) Light.
(d) Thick.

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

13. Apologetics is best described as which of the following?
(a) A logical explanation of church history.
(b) A rational defense of the faith.
(c) The factual basis of the scriptures.
(d) A literal interpretation of the bible.

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

15. What did the woman see in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles"?
(a) God.
(b) An angel.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A halo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lewis believe the state of the argument between himself and Joan the subject of human pain to be?

3. How common is the belief in the conflict between religion and science?

4. In Part I, Essay 9, "The Grand Miracle", Lewis compares the actions of God to those of which of the following?

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

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