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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 fears that doctrinal issues will be settled with changes in what?
(a) Liturgy.
(b) Scriptural wording.
(c) Church loyalties.
(d) Politics.

2. What does Lewis believe about the birth of St. John the Baptist?
(a) It was perfectly ordinary.
(b) It was not foretold by prophecy.
(c) It was not the same miracle as the birth of Jesus Christ.
(d) It was almost certainly miraculous.

3. Lewis states that language from what book needs the most explanation for an outsider to understand it?
(a) The Old Testament.
(b) The old prayer book.
(c) The New Testament.
(d) The King James Version of the bible.

4. Lewis suggests that when viewed "behind the scenes", love may appear to be what?
(a) Physiological.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Biological.

5. Lewis attributes most of the reduction in church attendance in England to what?
(a) The lack of laws for compulsory attendance.
(b) The lack of a central authority for the Church of England.
(c) Secular government.
(d) Materialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis recommends that Christians regard rulers in what way?

2. What is Lewis' opinion of church hymns?

3. What problem does Lewis identify in the English justice system with regard to victims?

4. Lewis disagrees with what common response to crime?

5. According to Lewis, why can the church not treat people at "neuters", as does the state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of compulsions does Lewis argue against?

2. What problem does Lewis identify in the rules discussed in Part IV, Letter 1, "Conditions for a Just War"?

3. Explain the logical fallacy that Lewis cautions against in Part III, Essay 3, "The Sermon and the Lunch"?

4. What is Bulverism?

5. Why does Lewis reject the creation of a Christian political party?

6. Why does Lewis believe that a therapeutic approach to crime will lead to tyranny?

7. What is Lewis' opinion about Christian literature?

8. What does Lewis find lacking in the "Liberal" or "Modernist" churches?

9. According to Lewis' writings in Part II, Essay 15, "Before We Can Communicate", what challenges do Christians face in dealing with non-believing Englishmen?

10. How does Lewis feel about the Anglican church allowing Catholic-like invocation of the saints?

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