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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis argues that the commercialism of Christmas is what?
(a) Painful and involuntary.
(b) Not Christ-like in any respect.
(c) Excessive and idolatrous.
(d) An affront to the church.

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

3. Bulverism is essentially antithetical to what?
(a) Faith.
(b) Theism.
(c) Reason.
(d) Logic.

4. What is the primary importance of Christmas to Lewis?
(a) Keeping church practice modern.
(b) Maintaining tradition of the church.
(c) The mystery of the birth of Christ.
(d) Demonstrating the dominance of Christianity.

5. In the title of the essay in Part II, Essay 12, "God in the Dock", the term "in the dock" refers to a condition in which what happens?
(a) A person is absolved of a crime.
(b) A person is judged.
(c) A person receives a sentence.
(d) A person passes judgement.

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

7. What does Lewis advise translators not to do in creating modern translations of the bible?
(a) Use idioms.
(b) Use the original Aramaic.
(c) Consult the Catholic church.
(d) Water it down.

8. 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) Confirmation bias.
(b) Introspection.
(c) Scientific study.
(d) Indirect observation.

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

10. Lewis argues that observing things from the "outside-in" perspective is which of the following?
(a) Akin to meditation.
(b) Natural.
(c) Impossible.
(d) A gift of the spirit.

11. What is Lewis' opinion of church hymns?
(a) They drive away converts.
(b) They are very important.
(c) They keep church attendance high.
(d) They are probably not spiritual.

12. Most female spiritual leaders in the Old Testament were which of the following?
(a) Rabbis.
(b) Priests.
(c) Judges.
(d) Prophets.

13. What is Lewis' stance on compulsory religious activity?
(a) He is firmly against it.
(b) He endorses it.
(c) He is quietly in favor of it.
(d) He is totally neutral on the subject.

14. Why does Lewis advocate reading older texts?
(a) To prevent a bias.
(b) There is a large body of commentary on such books.
(c) In order to gain perspective.
(d) Modern literature is abjectly bad.

15. Lewis suggests that what viewpoint is necessary to accept the supremacy of reason?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Supernaturalism.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Secularism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the original essay to which Lewis responds in Part IV, Letter 1, "The Conditions for a Just War", what is the final condition?

2. Lewis advocates therapy for criminal offenders of what type?

3. What name does Lewis recommend for churches that believe in a high degree of supernatural intervention in the world?

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

5. Lewis states that the opinion that only experts should read old literature is very common in what field?

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