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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" Lewis says that nothing should be treated as intuition unless what?
(a) The Bible specifically states it.
(b) No good man has ever dreamed of doubting.
(c) It can be proven as scientific fact.
(d) The majority agree that it applies.

2. While talking about duty during wartime, Lewis says that the rescue of drowning men is a duty worth dying for but not worth what?
(a) Living for.
(b) Risking war over.
(c) Encouraging.
(d) Losing money for.

3. Which of the following does Lewis quote in "Transposition" in his attempt to refute religious critics?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) A Modest Proposal.
(d) Pepys' Diary.

4. In "Learning in War-time", Lewis states that before he became a Christian he did not fully realize that life would consist of doing what?
(a) Hours worth of prayer.
(b) The same things as before.
(c) Nothing the same as before.
(d) A large amount of charity.

5. In "Is Theology Poetry?" how does Lewis define theology?
(a) Analysis of God.
(b) Study of God's relation to the universe.
(c) Series of statements about God.
(d) Study of religious truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis states, when discussing intense aesthetic rapture, that if he tries to catch the feeling it produces, what happens?

2. While talking about his war experience, Lewis refers to which of the following famous works?

3. To which poet does Lewis refer when discussing the secret inside people in "The Weight of Glory"?

4. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says he feels as though he is trying to rip a secret from his audience that they commonly refer to as all but which of the following?

5. While discussing pagan religion, Lewis states that the plot of the cosmic story involves all but which of the following themes?

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