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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one main theme Lewis repeatedly asserts?
(a) Response to circumstances is secondary, circumstances are primary.
(b) Virtue always dictate the circumstances.
(c) The essence of a life is to improve the circumstances.
(d) Life circumstances do not matter, the response is what matters.

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

3. When is Wormwood close to winning the soul of the patient in a faction?
(a) When factions become violent toward others.
(b) When the number of souls in a faction is extremely large.
(c) When the patient comes to believe the faction is part of the religion.
(d) When the patient faction links with other factions.

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

5. What is Screwtape's description of the safest road to Hell?
(a) A gentle slope without turns, milestones, or signposts.
(b) Total disbelief in fiends.
(c) Family and friends that enable a person
(d) Regular opportunities for sexual liaisons

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do life happenings provide for every person according to Lewis?

3. What is always the primary goal of a fiend?

4. Why should Wormwood attack immediately if the patient is happily living in the present?

5. What is Screwtape's basic idea about human life?

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