View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lewis believed that in his time, what was happening to anti-Christian doctrines?
(a) They were on the rise.
(b) They were unpopular.
(c) They were very strong.
(d) They were being discredited.

3. According to Lewis, why can the church not treat people at "neuters", as does the state?
(a) Men have a special role in the bible.
(b) It deals directly with life and death.
(c) Only women can create new life.
(d) It is a mystical body.

4. The problems discussed in Part II, Essay 12, "God in the Dock" mainly stem from criticisms of Christianity from what quarter?
(a) Unbelievers.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) Dissenting Christians.

5. In the analogy that Lewis uses in Part II, Essay 6, "Meditation in a Toolshed", how can humans observe the "sun" directly?
(a) Through religious doctrine.
(b) By setting aside prior commitments.
(c) It is impossible.
(d) Through divine inspiration.

6. Which of the following best states Lewis' opinion on a Christian political party?
(a) It would be highly successful.
(b) It would be unstable.
(c) It would drive away moderates.
(d) It would be a liability to the church.

7. What does Lewis believe that the world must place first in order to best understand itself?
(a) Logical thought.
(b) The transcendent.
(c) Religion.
(d) Reason.

8. How relevant does Lewis believe the sex of a person to be in spiritual life?
(a) It is only important in some respects.
(b) It is irrelevant.
(c) It is critical.
(d) It is of only minor importance.

9. Lewis would most likely explain the creation of wine through natural processes as which of the following?
(a) A part of God's design.
(b) Incidental confirmation of biblical authenticity.
(c) A metaphor.
(d) A minor miracle.

10. Lewis disagrees with what common response to crime?
(a) Therapy.
(b) Hard labor.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) Incarceration.

11. One of the lectures presented in Part II, Essay 5, "Two Lectures" suggests that evolution is what?
(a) Contrary to scripture.
(b) An established fact.
(c) Continuous progress.
(d) Marginally scientific.

12. Lewis believes that Humanitarianism can lead to what outcome?
(a) Tyranny.
(b) Recidivism.
(c) More first-time offenders.
(d) Bureaucracy.

13. Lewis argues that the character of Christianity suggests what type of a role for God?
(a) A nurturing one.
(b) A gender-neutral one.
(c) A judgmental one.
(d) A masculine one.

14. What causes previous translations of the bible to become worse?
(a) Changes over many editions.
(b) Changed social mores.
(c) The evolution of language.
(d) Evolving doctrine.

15. In the analogy that Lewis uses in Part II, Essay 6, "Meditation in a Toolshed", observing the sun from the cracks of light in the roof of a toolshed is compared to what method of learning and knowing?
(a) Scientific study.
(b) Indirect observation.
(c) Introspection.
(d) Confirmation bias.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war do most of Lewis' countrymen believe their nation had a part in starting?

2. The philosopher J.J.C. Smart distinguishes between whether an institution of moral rules is a good and idea and what?

3. What is Lewis' opinion about most Christian writing?

4. Bulverism is essentially antithetical to what?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Lewis gives for rejecting the concept of females serving as priests?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 576 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample