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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though Lewis says in "On Forgiveness" that we should forgive someone who breaks a promise, he also says what?
(a) We should pretend the promise was never made.
(b) We should never speak to the person again.
(c) We should believe the next promise.
(d) We don't have to believe the next promise.

2. When discussing the possible future of his audience, Lewis says that for nine out of ten of them the choice will come which could lead to what?
(a) Love.
(b) Scoundrelism.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Inner Ring.

3. In the discussion of how to respond to military service, Lewis states that the decision is generally made by what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Government.
(d) Individuals.

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

5. Toward the end of "Membership", Lewis says that it is a pestilent notion that we each start with something called ____________ locked up inside us.
(a) Humility.
(b) Equality.
(c) Personality.
(d) Obedience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis describes, in "Why I am Not a Pacifist," a belief that human history is a unilinear movement from worse to better. What term does he use for this belief?

2. In his discussion of forgiveness, Lewis says that to be a Christian means to forgive what?

3. Which of the following does Lewis quote in "Transposition" in his attempt to refute religious critics?

4. 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?

5. When discussing heaven, Lewis states that he does not believe his desire for Paradise proves what?

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