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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why should Wormwood attack immediately if the patient is happily living in the present?
(a) The Enemy always helps happy people.
(b) The patient may become permanently happy.
(c) The patient has no right to be happy.
(d) Happy is not a natural human condition.

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

3. What does it indicate when a person is continually church shopping?
(a) The person is gaining deeper understanding of the Enemy.
(b) The person does not understand the nature of humanity.
(c) The person is looking for virtues.
(d) The person is looking at churches with criticism and dissatisfaction.

4. What is the mindset that discourages belief that fiends exist?
(a) Disbelief in all spiritual matters, good and bad.
(b) Fiends cannot exist in a materialistic world.
(c) All things can be explained by science.
(d) The Enemy has totally conquered all fiends.

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

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

7. What is the worst outcome for the fiend when a patient awakens to self and renewal?
(a) Realizes the true self of a human belongs to God.
(b) Realizes sin has to be overcome to avoid Hell.
(c) Realizes others are the source of his sinfulness.
(d) Realizes thoughts and emotions are more important than actions.

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

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

10. Screwtape tells Wormwood to train the patient about prayer.
(a) The best prayers are measured by review of personal possessions.
(b) The best prayers are personal imaginings about God.
(c) The best prayers are measured by the feelings produced.
(d) The best prayers are built upon childhood parrot-like repetition.

11. What are the pleasures that awaken the patient to repentance?
(a) Reading a book and taking a walk.
(b) Dinners with the family.
(c) Helping with church projects.
(d) Reunions with old friends.

12. What is always the primary goal of a fiend?
(a) To create false ideas.
(b) To befuddle.
(c) To teach incorrectly.
(d) To cause anxiety.

13. 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.

14. What does Screwtape see as one advantage of church?
(a) Church can become a mindless habit.
(b) Church can be made rife with factionalism.
(c) Church is inconvenient.
(d) Church can become routine and boring.

15. What is an excellent way to insulate the heart from the Enemy?
(a) Find fault with all types of humor.
(b) Jokes about the Enemy and his servants.
(c) Raunchy jokes about sexual excess.
(d) Flippantly pass off everything as subject matter for jest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Screwtape say is the modern version of gluttony?

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

3. Why are sincere likings tools of the Enemy? . •

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

5. According to Screwtape, which is the better way for a patient to die?

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