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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Christians sometimes hesitant to "witness" to those they care about?
(a) They know how much that person could accept.
(b) They are afraid of their beliefs being questioned.
(c) They don't think that person deserves to be saved.
(d) They are unsure of the doctrine behind their beliefs.

2. Lewis admits that his earlier writing about the pain of animals was which of the following?
(a) Crude.
(b) Unfinished.
(c) Illogical.
(d) Speculative.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the audience for the lecture transcribe in Part I, Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics"?

2. What belief has had the biggest effect on the decrease in reports of miracles?

3. Lewis warns against using religion and which of the following together in the wrong way?

4. Lewis contends that good and evil powers share what relationship?

5. Corineous asserts that Christianity is which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the prayer books according to Lewis?

2. How are schoolboys taught Christianity in England?

3. What mistakes does Lewis believe that the Bishop of Woolwich makes in his arguments about scripture?

4. According to Lewis, what distinction does Christianity carry, compared to other religions?

5. Why does the answering of prayers not always necessitate supernatural intervention?

6. According to Lewis' writings in Part I, Essay 17, "Answers to Question on Christianity", what is problematic for Christians about healing the sick, and why is this action acceptable anyways?

7. What is the essential conflict between dogma and knowledge according to Lewis' argument in Part I, Essay 2, "Dogma and the Universe"?

8. Why does Lewis believe that pain is evidence of the existence of God?

9. Why does Lewis believe that philosophy alone is insufficient for faith?

10. Explain the way that Lewis states that probability judgments of events in Christianity should be made?

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