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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Forgiveness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Is Theology Poetry?" what writer does Lewis reference when talking about the Scientific Outlook?
(a) Robert A. Heinlein.
(b) J.R.R. Tolkien.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) H.G. Wells.

2. To which poet does Lewis refer when discussing the secret inside people in "The Weight of Glory"?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Frost.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Wordsworth.

3. Lewis says, when discussing forgiveness, that very often when praying he finds that he has asked God not to forgive him, but for what?
(a) To excuse him.
(b) To make life easier.
(c) To punish others.
(d) To grant some wish.

4. What is the second Pacifist position ruled out by Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?
(a) Wars do more harm than good.
(b) War is evil.
(c) Killing of human beings is always wrong.
(d) It is too expensive to fight wars.

5. Why, in "Transposition", does Lewis say he wishes to discuss the phenomenon of speaking in tongues?
(a) It is essential to understanding Pentecost.
(b) It is a stumbling block for him.
(c) He has important insight to share.
(d) His audience requested it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis gives the example of Pepys in his discussion of transposition, saying that Pepys experienced the same sensation from all but which of the following?

2. According to "Is Theology Poetry?" why are fairies popular in England?

3. Why, according to "Membership", has even the authority of man over beast been interfered with?

4. When discussing the perception that some activities are more worthy of God's attention than others, Lewis says Arnold first used the word "spiritual" to replace what German word?

5. Lewis says, when discussing the inner ring phenomenon, that we hope for tangible profit from every ring such as all but which of the following?

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