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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part II, Essay 14, "Revival or Decay?" Lewis warns against a brewing religion centered around what?
(a) Folk magic.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Paganism.
(d) Science fiction.

2. Lewis recommends that Christians regard rulers in what way?
(a) Understanding that they are not always good.
(b) Obeying them completely.
(c) Treating them as God's representatives on Earth.
(d) Disobeying them if they are not Christians.

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

4. How many conditions were laid on in the original essay to which Lewis responds in Part IV, Letter 1, "The Conditions for a Just War"?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

5. In the original essay to which Lewis responds in Part IV, Letter 1, "The Conditions for a Just War", what is the final condition?
(a) The people must consent to the war.
(b) The war must be one of defense.
(c) The war must be carried out with no civilian losses.
(d) There must a a considerable probability of victory.

6. How does Lewis feel about a program of study that would be applicable for all Christians?
(a) He denies that it could be created.
(b) He endorses it.
(c) He doesn't think it would be worthwhile for most.
(d) He cautions against it.

7. Lewis attributes most of the reduction in church attendance in England to what?
(a) Materialism.
(b) Secular government.
(c) The lack of a central authority for the Church of England.
(d) The lack of laws for compulsory attendance.

8. What do most people believe about national repentance?
(a) It is a good idea.
(b) It is unnatural.
(c) It is abhorrent.
(d) It is unavoidable.

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

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

11. In Part II, Essay 11, "Priestesses in the Church?" what social event does Lewis compare the activity of the church to?
(a) A ball.
(b) A rally.
(c) A meeting.
(d) A parade.

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

13. Lewis argues that favoring the indirect view is typical of what era?
(a) The enlightenment.
(b) The modern world.
(c) The classical era.
(d) The renaissance.

14. A Christian political party would lack which of the following?
(a) Influence.
(b) Membership.
(c) Poll numbers.
(d) Theological authority.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes previous translations of the bible to become worse?

2. One theory about ethics and philosophy is that they grew out of what?

3. What single factor does Lewis regard as being most important in the growth of Christianity?

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

5. Lewis states that language from what book needs the most explanation for an outsider to understand it?

(see the answer keys)

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