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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Learning in War-time.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Gemütlichkeit.
(b) Heilig.
(c) Geistlich.
(d) Christlichkeit.

3. While talking about his experience in war, Lewis says he found what as he got closer to the front lines?
(a) Everyone spoke less about the war.
(b) Religion became less important.
(c) Religion became more important.
(d) Everyone spoke more about the war.

4. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis likens figuring out the Christian lifestyle to learning which language?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Greek.
(d) Latin.

5. In the opening of "Learning in War-time", Lewis says that a university is a __________ for the pursuit of learning.
(a) Club.
(b) Society.
(c) Organization.
(d) Institution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis states in "Learning in War-time" that St. Paul tells people to do what?

2. Lewis states that we are creatures who are every moment advancing toward either heaven or hell, and that we still spend time on all but which of the following trivialities?

3. In "Learning in War-time", Lewis quotes which author as saying "to offer to the author of truth the unclean sacrifice of a lie"?

4. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", the true perspective on the calamity of war is what?

5. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says he thinks the idea that desiring good for ourselves and enjoying it is bad comes from which philosopher's thoughts?

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