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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the recurrent Lewis theme concerning the devils and reality?
(a) A devil constantly reminds about the unfairness of reality.
(b) Changing to the circumstances can change the reality.
(c) The goal is to divert from the abstract back to reality.
(d) The goal is to divert from present reality to abstract ideas.

3. What does the thought 'religion is all very well up to a point' lead to?
(a) Sensible strong Christians.
(b) Free will can define the limits of religion.
(c) Jargon has no place in religion.
(d) Moderated religion is no religion at all.

4. How should Wormwood encourage the patient to think concerning humility?
(a) Humility can mask the patient's sinfulness.
(b) Humility always gains favor with the worldly.
(c) Humility means agreeing with the sinful opinion of others.
(d) Humility means self-denigration and denial of one's talents.

5. What usually brings a person to Hell?
(a) Small betrayals of the true self.
(b) Denial of the existence of the Enemy.
(c) Sexual liaisons and sexual betrayals.
(d) Accumulation of material wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the laughter of joy and fun no good to the devils?

2. What does Lewis say is the modern fiend's methods of temptation?

3. How does Screwtape describe the composition of a human?

4. What makes Screwtape especially angry about the couple?

5. What are the best sort of jokes?

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