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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 don't think that person deserves to be saved.
(b) They are unsure of the doctrine behind their beliefs.
(c) They are afraid of their beliefs being questioned.
(d) They know how much that person could accept.

2. If Jesus' claims about himself were false, he would best be considered which of the following?
(a) A megalomaniac.
(b) A prophet.
(c) A liar.
(d) A rabbi.

3. One of the options that Joad believed rational persons were forced to choose from is most like what world religion?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Islam.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Zoroastrianism.

4. What was the audience for the lecture transcribe in Part I, Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics"?
(a) Scientists.
(b) Students.
(c) Atheists.
(d) Clergy.

5. What role does dogma play in a religion, according to Lewis?
(a) It helps to propagate it.
(b) It suppresses dissent.
(c) It prevents free thought.
(d) It ties its identity together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following religions does Lewis suggest cannot be believed without the occurrence of miraculous events?

2. How does Lewis suggest that higher animals might be able to achieve immortality?

3. Lewis suggests that arguments for or against God's existence are which of the following?

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

5. What did the woman believe the vision she experienced in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles" was?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why does Lewis believe that the gospels are not legend?

4. What does Joad argue in his original 1941 article, "Evil and God"?

5. How did Lewis' Socratic Club operate?

6. How are schoolboys taught Christianity in England?

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

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

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

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

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