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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I am Not a Pacifist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist" Lewis says that were he to be a Pacifist, he would go against the writings of all but which of the following?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Gandhi.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Plato.

2. Lewis comments, when discussing the appropriateness of scholarship during war, that our tendency to focus on things other than war is our nature rather than what?
(a) Éclat.
(b) Panache.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Zest.

3. In his discussion of right and wrong, Lewis says that any concrete train of reasoning involves all but which of the following elements?
(a) Arranging facts.
(b) Making decisions.
(c) Self-evident truth.
(d) Reception of facts.

4. When discussing heaven, Lewis states that he does not believe his desire for Paradise proves what?
(a) That he will enjoy it.
(b) That it exists.
(c) That God exists.
(d) That others cannot achieve it.

5. How does Lewis respond, when discussing war, to the fact that many individuals killed during a war are innocent?
(a) Has no effect on his view.
(b) Makes war worse.
(c) Makes him a pacifist.
(d) Makes war better.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "Why I am Not a Pacifist" closes, Lewis says that we have learned that though the world is slow to forgive, it is what?

2. What is the second Pacifist position ruled out by Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?

3. Which of the following groups does Lewis NOT mention as fanatical in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the analogies Lewis uses to explain the Christian journey in "The Weight of Glory"?

5. 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?

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