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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 should the Gospels not be considered legend?
(a) They are too short.
(b) Their authenticity has been proved beyond a doubt.
(c) They are not artistic enough.
(d) They are historical documents.

2. What types of matters did the member's of Lewis' club discuss?
(a) Ethical and moral matters.
(b) Social and religious matters.
(c) Theological and philosophical matters.
(d) Contemporary political matters.

3. What did the woman believe the vision she experienced in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles" was?
(a) A prophecy.
(b) Her imagination.
(c) A hallucination.
(d) A divine vision.

4. Lewis would describe Jesus' moral teachings as being which of the following?
(a) Varied.
(b) Unjustified.
(c) Sound.
(d) Precise.

5. According to Lewis, what is the most important miraculous event in Christianity?
(a) The confirmation of prophecy.
(b) The resurrection of Jesus.
(c) The birth of Jesus.
(d) Jesus' healing of the sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis emphasizes what about the evils of World War II?

2. What mistake does Lewis claim that Pittenger made in critiquing his books?

3. Which of the following is not a good use of apologetics, according to Lewis?

4. What belief does Lewis reject in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?

5. How common is the belief in the conflict between religion and science?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What justification does Lewis use to explain that the universe is not meaningless?

3. What is the difference between religion and politics, according to Lewis?

4. According to Lewis' writings in Part I, Essay 19, "What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ", what possible contradiction makes it difficult to discount the miracles associated with the life of Jesus?

5. How did Lewis' Socratic Club operate?

6. What argument does Lewis make to suggest that science incapable of invalidating religion?

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

8. What is the problem with relying only on experience according to Lewis' argument in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles"?

9. What are the problems with dualism, according to Lewis?

10. According to Lewis, how are laws of nature, causes, events, and the creator related?

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