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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Is Theology Poetry?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", what does Lewis say is the second of three possible ways to interpret the command to turn the other cheek?
(a) Pacifist approach.
(b) Literal interpretation.
(c) Minimizing approach.
(d) Exceptional cases.

2. In his discussion of fairies, Lewis says that belief in them would spoil the reading of what famous Shakespearean work for him?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Much Ado about Nothing.
(d) Midsummer Night's Dream.

3. In "Transposition", Lewis says that we are claiming to know that our desire for heaven was not merely a desire for all but which of the following?
(a) Social splendor.
(b) Money.
(c) Longevity.
(d) Jewelry.

4. Lewis says in "The Weight of Glory" that heaven is, by definition, what?
(a) What we hope to attain.
(b) A mythical place.
(c) Outside our experience.
(d) The opposite of hell.

5. According to Lewis in his discussion of Pacifism, what sort of society tolerates Pacifists?
(a) Religious.
(b) Anarchist.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Conservative.

Short Answer Questions

1. In discussing war's effect on humanity, Lewis says that human life has always been lived where?

2. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", Lewis says he believes the art of life consists in tackling _______________ as well as we can.

3. "Learning in War-time" says that all our activities will be accepted as long as what occurs?

4. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", the true perspective on the calamity of war is what?

5. Lewis concludes "Is Theology Poetry?" by saying that Christian theology can fit into all but which of the following things?

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