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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. Lewis denies that animals have which of the following?
(a) The capacity for pain.
(b) Free will.
(c) Thinking minds.
(d) A stream of consciousness.

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

3. In Part I, Essay 8, "Laws of Nature", what was the woman praying for her son to survive?
(a) A battle.
(b) Terminal cancer.
(c) Injuries from a car crash.
(d) A surgery.

4. What is the title of the book discussed in Part I, Essay 13, "On the Transmission of Christianity"?
(a) How Heathen is Britain?
(b) Modern Heretics.
(c) The Godless Child.
(d) Earth Without God.

5. According to Lewis, how much of Jesus' life is recorded?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Not enough.
(c) His entire life.
(d) Only about two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis believes that faith cannot be based solely on which of the following?

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

3. According to Lewis, Christianity holds what believe about myth?

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

5. What types of matters did the member's of Lewis' club discuss?

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. Why did Lewis formulate his theories about the suffering of animals?

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

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

5. How are schoolboys taught Christianity in England?

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 theory of dualism?

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

9. 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?

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

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