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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Transposition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups does Lewis NOT mention as fanatical in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?
(a) Leninists.
(b) Marxists.
(c) Freudians.
(d) Spiritualists.

2. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says it would be very odd if what people refer to as "falling in love" were to happen where?
(a) In Christianity.
(b) In hell.
(c) In a sexless world.
(d) In heaven.

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

4. Why, in "Transposition", does Lewis say he wishes to discuss the phenomenon of speaking in tongues?
(a) It is essential to understanding Pentecost.
(b) His audience requested it.
(c) It is a stumbling block for him.
(d) He has important insight to share.

5. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", the true perspective on the calamity of war is what?
(a) An inevitable situation.
(b) The culmination of our own stubborn behavior.
(c) Not a new situation.
(d) Something that must be addressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lewis respond, when discussing war, to the fact that many individuals killed during a war are innocent?

2. 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?

3. What happens at the end of Lewis's analogy when the boy in the dungeon learns that there are no pencil marks in the outside world?

4. 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?

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

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