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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. What belief does Joad recommend in the writings that Lewis responds to in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?
(a) Monotheism.
(b) Dualism.
(c) Agnosticism.
(d) Deism.

2. Joad argues that Lewis' point about animal stages does not apply to what type of animals?
(a) Colony dwelling animals.
(b) Apes.
(c) Invertebrates.
(d) Higher animals.

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

4. The argument that human suffering proves that God does not exist is best described as which of the following?
(a) Prima facie.
(b) Syntactically unsound.
(c) Begging the question.
(d) A strawman argument.

5. Lewis contends that Corineous intends to treat Christianity in what way?
(a) As only a myth.
(b) As the only valid faith.
(c) As an inferior religion.
(d) As a provable fact.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lewis, how do many Westerners react to miraculous experiences?

2. In addition to being good, Lewis states that Christianity must be defended for being which of the following?

3. In Part I, Essay 9, "The Grand Miracle", Lewis compares the actions of God to those of which of the following?

4. According to Lewis, how much of Jesus' life is recorded?

5. Which of the following is one word Lewis uses to describe religions that he views to be true?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Lewis, how could a Materialist lead a good life without Christianity?

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

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

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

5. How are schoolboys taught Christianity in England?

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

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

8. Explain the distinction that Lewis makes between thinking and imagining.

9. How is Christianity transmitted, according to Lewis' writings in Part I, Essay 13, "On the Transmission of Christianity"?

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

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