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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) Gandhi.
(b) Plato.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Aristotle.

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) Humility.
(c) Courage.
(d) Unselfishness.

3. What emotion does Lewis say he feels when discussing the desire for heaven?
(a) Shyness.
(b) Depression.
(c) Impatience.
(d) Anger.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing mental exercises to defend the scholar against war, what does Lewis give as the first enemy?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. To which poet does Lewis refer when discussing the secret inside people in "The Weight of Glory"?

5. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", what does Lewis say is the second of three possible ways to interpret the command to turn the other cheek?

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