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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While talking about his war experience, Lewis refers to which of the following famous writers?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Tolstoi.
(c) Keats.
(d) Shelley.

2. When discussing mental exercises to defend the scholar against war, what does Lewis give as the second enemy?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love.

3. When discussing the meaning of poetry, Lewis says he feels sure the examiners were not asking if theologians are masters of all but which of the following styles?
(a) Simple.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Sensuous.
(d) Artistic.

4. In the opening of "Transposition", Lewis says that which person seems to have been embarrassed by the phenomenon of speaking in tongues?
(a) John.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mark.
(d) Luke.

5. When discussing heaven, Lewis states that he does not believe his desire for Paradise proves what?
(a) That God exists.
(b) That others cannot achieve it.
(c) That it exists.
(d) That he will enjoy it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his discussion of duty during war, Lewis says anyone who completely gives himself to a cause is giving to _______ that which belongs to God.

2. In the description of the promises of scripture about heaven, Lewis says which of the following?

3. Which of the following analogies does Lewis NOT use when talking about childlike humility?

4. Lewis says in "Transposition" that it may seem strange that an apocalypse can describe heaven with nothing more than all but which of the following?

5. Toward the end of "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says that our merriment must be of people who take each other seriously, which means with none of all but which?

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