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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Screwtape advise it is good the new Christian is still going to church?
(a) Keeps his focus on empty ritual rather than substance.
(b) Keeps him alert to the sins of fellow churchgoers.
(c) Keeps him from noticing his faith is slipping away.
(d) Allows him to think he understands all about the Enemy.

2. What will cause a person to retreat from the Enemy into the darkness of Nothing? .
(a) Repetition of sexual perversions
(b) Opposition by family and friends.
(c) Accumulation of many small sins.
(d) Repetition of major sins.

3. What does it indicate when a person is continually church shopping?
(a) The person is gaining deeper understanding of the Enemy.
(b) The person is looking at churches with criticism and dissatisfaction.
(c) The person is looking for virtues.
(d) The person does not understand the nature of humanity.

4. How does Screwtape think about the patient's mind?
(a) Concentric circles with the will as the innermost.
(b) Several layers with the will as the largest.
(c) Pyramid shape with the will as the base.
(d) Separated compartments with the will as the smallest.

5. What does Screwtape see as one advantage of church?
(a) Church is inconvenient.
(b) Church can become a mindless habit.
(c) Church can be made rife with factionalism.
(d) Church can become routine and boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can a fiend best use pleasures the patient experiences?

2. Why is subtly by degrees Screwtape's preferred method of temptation?

3. What does Screwtape suggest is a good strategy for ongoing fiend work?

4. When does sex work best in the fiend's favor?

5. Why does St. Paul suggest others should submit to those with rigid opinions concerning church details?

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