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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 kinds of sins does Lewis believe are the most important to repent of?
(a) Shared sins.
(b) Sins caused by one's inaction.
(c) National sins.
(d) Sins caused by one's actions.

2. The philosopher J.J.C. Smart distinguishes between whether an institution of moral rules is a good and idea and what?
(a) What is ordained by faith.
(b) What is just.
(c) Whether it can be implemented.
(d) One's own moral beliefs.

3. What is Lewis' opinion of church hymns?
(a) They drive away converts.
(b) They are probably not spiritual.
(c) They keep church attendance high.
(d) They are very important.

4. Lewis suggests that what viewpoint is necessary to accept the supremacy of reason?
(a) Secularism.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Supernaturalism.

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. How does Lewis feel about a program of study that would be applicable for all Christians?

2. What does Lewis believe that the world must place first in order to best understand itself?

3. What does Lewis believe about the story of Jesus turning water into wine?

4. Lewis' general attitude towards women who wish to serve as priests would best be described as which of the following?

5. What does Lewis advise translators not to do in creating modern translations of the bible?

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. According to Lewis, how might vivisection be justified?

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

5. Why is Lewis opposed to giving all men a "right to happiness"?

6. What is Lewis' opinion about Christian literature?

7. Why did Lewis believe that the Nazi emphasis on Nordic myth was absurd?

8. According to Lewis' writings in Part II, Essay 1, "Dangers of National Repentance", what dangers does national repentance present?

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. Explain one example of the problem with trying too hard to look at a problem "behind the scenes".

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