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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. Most female spiritual leaders in the Old Testament were which of the following?
(a) Prophets.
(b) Priests.
(c) Rabbis.
(d) Judges.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the subjects that Lewis states that almost all political parties agree upon?
(a) Taxation.
(b) The balance of order and freedom.
(c) Security.
(d) A living wage.

3. What concept must be warred against according to Christianity?
(a) Greed.
(b) Judgmentalism.
(c) The ego.
(d) Reason.

4. How does Lewis regard scientific progress?
(a) It is always good.
(b) It is usually wrong.
(c) It is neutral.
(d) It is nearly always bad.

5. In the title of the essay in Part II, Essay 12, "God in the Dock", the term "in the dock" refers to a condition in which what happens?
(a) A person is judged.
(b) A person receives a sentence.
(c) A person is absolved of a crime.
(d) A person passes judgement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis believe about the birth of St. John the Baptist?

2. Lewis believes that sexual permissiveness will eventually result an a society unfriendly to what group?

3. What is Lewis' opinion of church hymns?

4. The letter that Lewis passes on in Part IV, Letter 5, "A Village Experience" is from what kind of person?

5. In Part IV, Letter 7, "The Church's Liturgy, Invocation, and Invocation of Saints", Lewis discusses the issue of the Church of England integrating some doctrines from what faith?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Lewis' writings in Part II, Essay 10, "Modern Translations of the Bible", how do translations of the bible change over time?

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

3. Explain some of the problems that Lewis sees as challenges to Christianity in England.

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

5. Why does Lewis find it important for everyone to read older texts?

6. According to Lewis, how do most modern people approach the subject of God, and how should the subject be approached?

7. Why is Lewis opposed to the commercialism of Christmas?

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

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

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

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