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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 is Lewis' stance on compulsory religious activity?
(a) He is firmly against it.
(b) He endorses it.
(c) He is totally neutral on the subject.
(d) He is quietly in favor of it.

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

3. Which of the following does Lewis specifically reject as a reason to allow women to be priests?
(a) Women served spiritual roles in the Old Testament.
(b) One of the apostles was said to be a woman.
(c) Women are essentially equal to men.
(d) Men can be bad priests.

4. What is the attitude of Christianity towards self-love?
(a) It regards it as a minor sin.
(b) It emphasizes it up to a point.
(c) It seeks to destroy it.
(d) It regards it as a virtue.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Lewis argues that observing things from the "inside" is which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lewis believe that an outside-in perspective is impossible to attain?

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

4. What kind of compulsions does Lewis argue against?

5. What is the problem in the village described in Part IV, Letter 5, "A Village Experience"?

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

7. What is Bulverism?

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

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

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

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