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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 the means to allow awakening in the patient?
(a) Repentance of all major sins.
(b) Rejection of materialistic mindset.
(c) Overcoming small, bad habits.
(d) Stillness of the soul.

2. When does humor least serve the fiend's mission?
(a) When the patient knows actions and deeds matter more than thoughts and words.
(b) When humor is lacking a victim.
(c) When the patient sees humor in all things.
(d) When the patient misunderstands the punch line.

3. Why should patient prayers focus on the spiritual, never the practical?
(a) Keeps attention on what he sees as sins.
(b) Eliminates the need to take action by the patient.
(c) Practical matters and solutions have no place in prayers.
(d) Channels his energy on useless dialog with the Enemy.

4. Why does Screwtape distrust church in general?
(a) Church can encourage the young.
(b) Church can make a person feel happy.
(c) Church brings too many different elements together in harmony.
(d) Church is good for the soul.

5. Why is sexual perversion a useful tool for the fiend?
(a) Sexual perversion diverts a person's thinking about sexuality within marriage.
(b) God tolerates sexual perversion.
(c) Sexual perversion is fun and satisfying.
(d) Sexual perversion breeds distrust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Screwtape say is the root of the sin of gluttony?

2. Why does Screwtape want people totally obsessed with the future?

3. What is the mindset that discourages belief that fiends exist?

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

5. The Enemy consistently helps the patient in which of these situations?

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