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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wormwood's fate illustrate?
(a) It is eat or be eaten in a world run by Hell.
(b) Inexperience has a steep price.
(c) Constant schooling and reminding are necessary for life.
(d) Success matters, all else is only steps on a road.

2. What does Lewis think is needed within a marriage?
(a) Openness to criticism.
(b) Effort by free will to form faith and virtues.
(c) Denial of free will in favor of harmony.
(d) Prayerfulness.

3. What is the role of the language department of Hell?
(a) Corrupt the meaning of a word, thereby corrupting the idea.
(b) Suggest meaningless jargon.
(c) Promote good news items to provoke jealousy.
(d) Promote bad news items to create anxiety.

4. What does Screwtape say about cowardice?
(a) Humans always try to label true cowardice as something else.
(b) Most humans do not recognize what is true cowardice.
(c) Every human feels genuine shame about cowardice.
(d) Cowardice is a natural human trait instilled at birth.

5. What does Screwtape tell Wormwood is an excellent way to stop human prayer?
(a) Emphasize the successes of dishonesty.
(b) Emphasize unfairness of life.
(c) Raise doubts that asking God for things is appropriate at all.
(d) Raise doubts that God exists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Screwtape describe as the only useful thing about war?

3. How does Screwtape see the usefulness of The Same Old Thing?

4. Why does Screwtape advise that unselfishness is fertile ground for marital strife?

5. Screwtape advises that which of these pairings especially help to barricade the patient mind against the Enemy?

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