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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. What does Screwtape identify as lacking in the current menu of sinners?
(a) Lack of spectacular sinners with huge egos and unlimited cruelties.
(b) The young are dying before the devils can complete their assignments.
(c) Lack of the old and tired, too many are dying young.
(d) Too many are sinning too little due to strengthening Christianity.

2. What preference by God does Screwtape view as nonsense?
(a) Multiple sexual acts should always be repented.
(b) Sexual intercourse is reserved for mature adults only.
(c) Unity in diversity, such as male and female as one flesh.
(d) Sexual intercourse creates a temporary bond.

3. What aspect about humans concerning change has always been useful to devils?
(a) Resistance to change.
(b) Acceptance of change.
(c) Restlessness for change.
(d) Alternating change.

4. What is one main theme Lewis repeatedly asserts?
(a) Response to circumstances is secondary, circumstances are primary.
(b) Life circumstances do not matter, the response is what matters.
(c) The essence of a life is to improve the circumstances.
(d) Virtue always dictate the circumstances.

5. To what animal does Screwtape compare the patient concerning knowledge versus likings?
(a) A hungry tiger.
(b) A dumb bird.
(c) A clueless snake.
(d) A hunting dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point Lewis is making with the quotation "Experience is the mother of illusion"?

2. How should Wormwood try to portray Christianity?

3. What does Screwtape become because he is so angry about the girl?

4. What is it that Lewis warns undermines courage and perseverance?

5. What is upsetting to Screwtape about the sudden demise?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Screwtape explain that living long and dying old is better for the devils than for a person to die young?

2. Screwtape chastises Wormwood that he is failing because the man is praying to God. How does Screwtape recommend Wormwood handle this if the man is going to continue to pray?

3. What does Lewis identify as the outcome of modern restless need for change?

4. What does Screwtape outline as the strategy for instilling spiritual pride in a human?

5. What is a basic Lewis theme he illustrates when Wormwood asks is it desirable for the man to be in love or not to be in love?

6. What is Lewis' concluding characterization of the modern age?

7. Lewis says mental escape hatches undermine people in every endeavor that requires courage and perseverance. What does he mean by this and how do mental escape hatches work?

8. Why does Lewis think Christians should be alert to their social responsibilities?

9. How does Screwtape regard the human restlessness for change, as a positive or a negative?

10. What does Screwtape reveal to be one of the greatest frustrations of the devils?

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