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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should Wormwood do if the patient begins to think fiends exist?
(a) Minimize fiendish activity for a spell.
(b) Suggest the patient converse with the fiends.
(c) Suggest a fiend image of something in red tights.
(d) Suggest to patient he is losing his mind.

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

3. How should the fiend encourage the patient to think about malice and benevolence?
(a) Malice toward war leaders, benevolence to people affected by war.
(b) Malice toward declared enemies of war, benevolence to injured.
(c) Malice toward the neighbors, benevolence toward those remote and unknown.
(d) Malice toward those remote and unknown, benevolence toward the neighbors.

4. Why are factions to be encouraged by fiends?
(a) Factions divide families and friends.
(b) Factions foster pride and hatred.
(c) Factions suppress positive thinking.
(d) Factions draw people away from the Enemy.

5. Why does Screwtape favor prayer for the soul?
(a) The soul becomes imaginary, the prayed for person becomes less real.
(b) Prayer for the soul cannot be measured, totally wasted.
(c) Excessive prayer without results discourages the patient.
(d) Prayer for the soul distracts from reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a new Christian think about going to church with commonplace neighbors?

2. Why is it best to discourage belief in fiends?

3. Screwtape describes this as one of a fiend's best weapons.

4. Why should patient prayers focus on the spiritual, never the practical?

5. What does Screwtape remind is the real business of a fiend?

(see the answer key)

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