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

2. 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?
(a) Love.
(b) Courage.
(c) Unselfishness.
(d) Humility.

3. Which of the following analogies does Lewis NOT use when talking about childlike humility?
(a) Child before father.
(b) Creature before creator.
(c) Pupil before teacher.
(d) Lawyer before judge.

4. When discussing the promises of scripture, Lewis states that they can be roughly reduced to how many topics?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

5. Lewis says in "The Weight of Glory" that heaven is, by definition, what?
(a) What we hope to attain.
(b) The opposite of hell.
(c) A mythical place.
(d) Outside our experience.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Learning in War-time", Lewis says that the tendency of Christians to avoid mentioning heaven or hell is what?

3. While talking about his experience in war, Lewis says he found what as he got closer to the front lines?

4. When exploring analogies for the Christian life, Lewis finds that his chosen analogy breaks down where?

5. 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?

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