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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", what does Lewis say is the third of three possible ways to interpret the command to turn the other cheek?
(a) Minimizing approach.
(b) Pacifist approach.
(c) Literal interpretation.
(d) Exceptional cases.

2. In "Learning in War-time", Lewis says that the tendency of Christians to avoid mentioning heaven or hell is what?
(a) Great wisdom.
(b) Foolish nonsense.
(c) Spiritual prudery.
(d) Wishful thinking.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Lewis contends in his discussion of Pacifism that, rather than fanaticism, the best results are obtained by all but which of the following limited objectives?

4. While talking about duty during wartime, Lewis says that the rescue of drowning men is a duty worth dying for but not worth what?

5. What emotion does Lewis say he feels when discussing the desire for heaven?

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