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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Wormwood told "living in the future" is preferable to living in the now.
(a) The future is thought to be remote.
(b) The future cannot be altered by the present.
(c) This removes the patient from doing anything useful or charitable in the present.
(d) The past can be altered through imaginings.

2. Screwtape says the best fiend work is done this way.
(a) Reviewing his fantasies while the patient rests.
(b) Keeping things out of the mind rather than planting things within it.
(c) Encouraging the patient to hold God accountable.
(d) Planting suggestive thoughts during a patient's idle moments.

3. What does Screwtape believe to be an elementary fact?
(a) Humans can be easily misled.
(b) Humans always at some point distrust the Enemy.
(c) Humans are incapable of setting and keeping goals.
(d) Humans tend to become whatever they pretend to be.

4. Why should Wormwood draw the patient's attention to his humility?
(a) Humility befuddles the mind of the patient.
(b) Humility discourages self-examination.
(c) Pride sets in almost immediately when a person thinks he is humble.
(d) Humility encourages belief in modern jargon.

5. What does Screwtape remind is the real business of a fiend?
(a) Foster anger and resentment.
(b) Alienate by word and action those closest to the patient.
(c) Undermine faith and prevent formation of virtue.
(d) Constantly develop the patient's life regrets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Screwtape think is the true danger about wars?

2. Why is subtly by degrees Screwtape's preferred method of temptation?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Screwtape suggest the use of pleasure, which clearly is from and belongs to God?

2. Screwtape tells Wormwood he can possibly win the battle for the man's soul by getting him to join a faction, any faction. How is this possible?

3. Screwtape reminds Wormwood it is always important to focus on a person's feelings. Why are feelings seen to be advantageous to devil work?

4. How does Screwtape recommend that Wormwood prevent humans from using their reasoning?

5. Although Lewis talks about food and drink, what is the eternal truth contained in the message?

6. Screwtape tells Wormwood the English people are hateful in the abstract but kindly in the concrete. How does he suggest Wormwood use this information regarding the patient?

7. How does Screwtape explain that false humility can be useful to a devil, but true humility can be dangerous?

8. Why does Screwtape think it is not favorable when a person does not care what others think?

9. Lewis asserts that dry spells in faith are an excellent time to tempt the man with sex? Why is sex especially useful to a devil during such times?

10. Relating to religious bodies, what does Screwtape say has proven very useful for producing malice over the centuries?

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