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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Membership" says that the modern idea that religion belongs to our private life is all but which of the following?
(a) Paradoxical.
(b) Desirable.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Natural.

2. In "Learning in War-time", Lewis says that the tendency of Christians to avoid mentioning heaven or hell is what?
(a) Spiritual prudery.
(b) Great wisdom.
(c) Foolish nonsense.
(d) Wishful thinking.

3. According to "On Forgiveness", it is a safe bet in regard to the sins of others that the excuses are what?
(a) Not as good as we think.
(b) Sufficient for God.
(c) Completely irrelevant.
(d) Better than we think.

4. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", why must good philosophy exist?
(a) It does not need to exist.
(b) Bad philosophy must be answered.
(c) It provides a reason to be religious.
(d) Humans need reason to understand things.

5. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says it would be very odd if what people refer to as "falling in love" were to happen where?
(a) In heaven.
(b) In Christianity.
(c) In hell.
(d) In a sexless world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis believes, as stated in his discussion of transpositions, that the doctrine provides a background needed for which of the following virtues?

2. In "The Inner Ring", Lewis says that the hint toward a certain path will likely come just as one is anxious not to appear to be all but which of the following?

3. In his discussion of what it takes to be a member of the inner ring, Lewis says that the trial for the inner ring may end in all but which of the following ways?

4. According to "Learning in War-time", why does war fail to absorb our whole attention?

5. If asked about the greatest virtue, as discussed in "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says the great Christians of old would have responded with which answer?

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