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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What will cause a person to retreat from the Enemy into the darkness of Nothing? .
2. What does Lewis say is the modern fiend's methods of temptation?
3. What does the Enemy view as true loyalty?
4. What are the pleasures that awaken the patient to repentance?
5. Why are sincere likings tools of the Enemy? . •
Short Essay Questions
1. Lewis contends ideas can be corrupted by corrupting the language associated with ideas. For example, what does Screwtape brag about corruption of the word "Puritanism"?
2. Screwtape instructs that not all humor is useful to a devil, but certain types are especially useful. What are the types of humor useful to a devil?
3. Why does Screwtape so heartily approve of the man's new friends that are bright, funny, skeptical, wealthy, and worldly?
4. Relating to religious bodies, what does Screwtape say has proven very useful for producing malice over the centuries?
5. What does Screwtape explain about the dynamics of a person who is church shopping?
6. Why does Screwtape tell Wormwood it is good for the patient to pray for his mother's soul?
7. 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?
8. Lewis writes "...indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one--the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts." How does this prose relate to the human condition?
9. What does Screwtape explain is the advantage to having a person always thinking about the future?
10. How does Screwtape recommend that Wormwood prevent humans from using their reasoning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Factions by definition are exclusionary, and all factionalism is useful for the devil's purposes. Describe the basic premise of factionalism, its function and intent, and why it is essentially contrary to God's plans.
Essay Topic 2
Lewis asserts that "falling in love" is used to justify irresponsible behavior and sexual misconduct. It is a poor reason for an inappropriate marriage. Explain the time frame and details of his contention that successful marriage is built upon virtues.
Essay Topic 3
"To thine own self be true" is a timeless adage that reinforces Lewis' idea that knowledge and acceptance of self keeps a person close to God. Explain how the opposite of that adage lends itself to devil work and sinful conduct.
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