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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 is it that Lewis warns undermines courage and perseverance?
2. What sort of Christian does Screwtape prefer?
3. According to Screwtape, a person can rightfully claim ownership to __________.
4. How does Lewis view the effects of democracy?
5. How does Screwtape instruct Wormwood to take advantage of suffering?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Screwtape advise Wormwood to focus upon the man's courage?
2. The Bible, taught as the Word of God, describes marriage and sexual union as "one flesh", an irrevocable act, and teaches against divorce. What elements does Lewis state work against this classic Judaeo-Christian position?
3. 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?
4. Rather than "falling" into anything, what does Lewis see as sensible marriage without influence from Hell and devils?
5. What does Lewis identify as the outcome of modern restless need for change?
6. Lewis points out that a virtue that is not upheld when needed is not a virtue at all. What are his instructions to Wormwood to prepare for such situations?
7. What does Lewis describe as the key to success in both the physical and the spiritual sense?
8. Lewis contends scholars cause confusion and the result is wisdom lost. How does Lewis explain his thinking on this?
9. 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?
10. How does Screwtape explain that living long and dying old is better for the devils than for a person to die young?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Circumstances do not matter but rather how a person deals with them is most important, according to Lewis. Modern news coverage and legal trials often delve intimately in to a person's past as explanation for current actions. Agree or refute Lewis's view point by elaborating upon whether such explanations are relevant and, secondly, address whether an explanation can be used for as disguised as justification.
Essay Topic 2
The classic struggle between good and evil, between right and wrong, between God and Satan is a favorite Lewis subject. Document the basis of what Lewis terms ownership in this conflict between God and Satan.
Essay Topic 3
Human progress is a chronicle of change in virtually all aspects of living to the extent that people seem to think change is not only inevitable and necessary, but also desirable. Elaborate on Lewis' premise that acquired knowledge can be lost from generation to generation because of rapid change. Provide examples of whether this is a favorable outcome.
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