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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 disagrees with what common response to crime?
(a) The death penalty.
(b) Incarceration.
(c) Hard labor.
(d) Therapy.
2. In the original essay to which Lewis responds in Part IV, Letter 1, "The Conditions for a Just War", what is the final condition?
(a) There must a a considerable probability of victory.
(b) The people must consent to the war.
(c) The war must be one of defense.
(d) The war must be carried out with no civilian losses.
3. Lewis believes that sexual permissiveness will eventually result an a society unfriendly to what group?
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Married couples.
(d) The elderly.
4. In Part II, Essay 16, "Cross-Examination", Lewis specifically denies that an experience of God can be brought on through what means?
(a) Religious ceremony.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Will and writing.
(d) Pretension.
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 passes judgement.
(b) A person receives a sentence.
(c) A person is judged.
(d) A person is absolved of a crime.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Part II, Essay 11, "Priestesses in the Church?" what social event does Lewis compare the activity of the church to?
2. Lewis suggests that when viewed "behind the scenes", love may appear to be what?
3. In Part IV, Letter 4, "Mr. C.S. Lewis on Christianity", Lewis defends himself against an accusation that he is which of the following?
4. Which of the following does Lewis specifically reject as a reason to allow women to be priests?
5. What complaint does the writer in the letter Lewis quotes in Part IV, Letter 5, "A Village Experience" level against their local church?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the problem in the village described in Part IV, Letter 5, "A Village Experience"?
2. Explain one example of the problem with trying too hard to look at a problem "behind the scenes".
3. According to Lewis' writings in Part II, Essay 15, "Before We Can Communicate", what challenges do Christians face in dealing with non-believing Englishmen?
4. What is Lewis' opinion about Christian literature?
5. Explain the logical fallacy that Lewis cautions against in Part III, Essay 3, "The Sermon and the Lunch"?
6. What problem does Lewis identify in the rules discussed in Part IV, Letter 1, "Conditions for a Just War"?
7. Why did Lewis believe that the Nazi emphasis on Nordic myth was absurd?
8. Why is Lewis opposed to the commercialism of Christmas?
9. What is Bulverism?
10. Why does Lewis believe that the decline of religion occurring at his time was less dramatic than it appeared?
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