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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. 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) The people must consent to the war.
(b) The war must be carried out with no civilian losses.
(c) There must a a considerable probability of victory.
(d) The war must be one of defense.

2. How relevant does Lewis believe the sex of a person to be in spiritual life?
(a) It is irrelevant.
(b) It is of only minor importance.
(c) It is only important in some respects.
(d) It is critical.

3. 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 absolved of a crime.
(b) A person receives a sentence.
(c) A person passes judgement.
(d) A person is judged.

4. In Part II, Essay 11, "Priestesses in the Church?" what social event does Lewis compare the activity of the church to?
(a) A ball.
(b) A rally.
(c) A meeting.
(d) A parade.

5. What does Lewis believe about the story of Jesus turning water into wine?
(a) It is probably fictional.
(b) It was a historically documented miracle.
(c) It is unimportant metaphorically.
(d) It can be explained through natural processes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complaint does the writer in the letter Lewis quotes in Part IV, Letter 5, "A Village Experience" level against their local church?

2. What do most people believe about national repentance?

3. What is the primary importance of Christmas to Lewis?

4. Lewis suggests that what viewpoint is necessary to accept the supremacy of reason?

5. One of the lectures presented in Part II, Essay 5, "Two Lectures" suggests that evolution is what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Lewis' opinion about Christian literature?

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

7. Why does Lewis believe that the decline of religion occurring at his time was less dramatic than it appeared?

8. What reasons does Lewis give for being uninterested in hymns?

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

10. What practical reasons does Lewis give to reject the idea of women serving as priests?

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