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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Screwtape say is another sign of gluttony in addition to overconsumption?
(a) Rude manners at table.
(b) Crankiness if denied one's way.
(c) Absence of pleasant conversation at table.
(d) Choosing to eat alone whenever possible.

2. What is one of Screwtape's most preferred strategies about the human mind?
(a) Focus on Christianity to the point of overload.
(b) Foster disagreement about minor aspects of life.
(c) Focus on sexual distractions to the point of overload.
(d) Fixate on intellectual abstractions rather than on temporal and spiritual realities.

3. What does Lewis label Christianity attached only to its own unchanging precepts?
(a) Ancient Christianity.
(b) Modern Christianity.
(c) Mere Christianity.
(d) Fashionable Christianity.

4. How does Lewis suggest the modern person avoid gluttony?
(a) Satisfy the appetites after departing from others.
(b) Satisfy the appetites before joining others.
(c) Take what is offered with humility and gratitude.
(d) Diet constantly, consume very little.

5. How should Wormwood try to develop permanent deceit in the patient?
(a) Encourage self-perception as a complex person superior to others.
(b) Avoid church going people.
(c) Participate in church affairs and worldly affairs at the same time.
(d) Convince the patient that the more science he knows the better.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Screwtape see the usefulness of The Same Old Thing?

2. What does Screwtape label as fashionable Christianity?

3. According to Screwtape, which old wisdom is mostly dismissed in the modern world?

4. What does Screwtape believe to be an elementary fact?

5. What type of friendships should Wormwood encourage to the patient?

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