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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I am Not a Pacifist.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Lewis comments, when discussing the appropriateness of scholarship during war, that our tendency to focus on things other than war is our nature rather than what?
(a) Panache.
(b) Zest.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Éclat.

4. 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) Risking war over.
(b) Encouraging.
(c) Losing money for.
(d) Living for.

5. What is Lewis's response when faced with those who claim the Christian life is a mercenary one?
(a) They are right.
(b) There are different kinds of rewards.
(c) They are unintelligent.
(d) They are unbelievers and shouldn't be listened to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis contends in his discussion of Pacifism that, rather than fanaticism, the best results are obtained by all but which of the following limited objectives?

2. According to "Why I am Not a Pacifist", basic moral intuitions are the only element of ______________ that cannot be argued about.

3. When discussing mental exercises to defend the scholar against war, what does Lewis give as the first enemy?

4. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis likens figuring out the Christian lifestyle to learning which language?

5. Lewis opens "Why I am Not a Pacifist" by saying military service can be all but which of the following?

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