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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. How should Wormwood try to portray Christianity?
3. How does Lewis explain the way to recognize what is not real virtue?
4. What is upsetting to Screwtape about the sudden demise?
5. What pernicious things does Lewis say can claim a soul away from God?
Short Essay Questions
1. Lewis again demonstrates cutting humor in letter 24 concerning the child who thinks whatever is used in her house is the "normal" one and anything used by the neighbors is "not normal", or the hunting dog who thinks it understands firearms simply because it enjoys hunting with the master. What is the point Lewis is making with these humorous examples?
2. Why does Lewis think Christians should be alert to their social responsibilities?
3. Part of Screwtape's toast at the annual dinner of the Tempters' Training College is an explanation of how Democracy helps devils work. What are the highlights of this help that Democracy provides?
4. 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?
5. Why does Screwtape advise Wormwood to focus upon the man's courage?
6. What does Screwtape outline as the strategy for instilling spiritual pride in a human?
7. How does Screwtape regard the human restlessness for change, as a positive or a negative?
8. How does Screwtape describe to Wormwood the basic eternal conflict between God and devils?
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. What does Lewis describe as the key to success in both the physical and the spiritual sense?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lewis contends democracy stifles excellence and encourages sameness and conformity. Discuss the premise that democracy should guarantee equality of opportunity, but it has been distorted to the point where democracy guarantees equality in general. Examples could include activities where every participant gets a trophy, everybody's opinion is valuable, everybody gets equal playing or participating time, etc.
Essay Topic 2
Lewis also wrote a book "Mere Christianity." Screwtape asserts that mere Christianity is not favorable for the devils. Explain why Screwtape holds this view. Describe the opposite of mere Christianity and provide examples.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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