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

2. What are the most likely products of a state-administered religion?
(a) Political dissent.
(b) Conformity and servility.
(c) Emigration and servility.
(d) Religious revolt.

3. What forces alter the characters of individuals, according to Christian doctrine?
(a) God.
(b) Witnessing or proselytizing.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Meditation and confession.

4. What does Lewis cite as being an important part of the intellectual challenge of faith?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Personal introspection.
(c) Debate.
(d) Theological reading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis admits that his earlier writing about the pain of animals was which of the following?

2. According to materialism, reasoning is the result of what?

3. According to Lewis, what, besides humans, experiences pain?

4. Lewis believes that what type of people have a special opportunity to know God?

5. According to Lewis, what is the proper way to make probability judgments about events in Christianity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Pittenger say about Lewis' arguments in his earlier works?

2. How did Lewis' Socratic Club operate?

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

4. What does Lewis believe about the roles of suffering and discomfort in Christianity?

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

6. What two premises are necessary for belief in miracles, according to Lewis' argument in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles"?

7. Explain Lewis' argument that science does not undermine the occurrence of miracles.

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

9. According to Lewis' argument in Part I, Essay 12, "Man or Rabbit?", what are the difficulties of using Christianity to become a better person ?

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

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