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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says he feels as though he is trying to rip a secret from his audience that they commonly refer to as all but which of the following?
(a) Innocence.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Adolescence.
(d) Romanticism.

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

3. While talking about his experience in war, Lewis says he found what as he got closer to the front lines?
(a) Religion became more important.
(b) Everyone spoke less about the war.
(c) Everyone spoke more about the war.
(d) Religion became less important.

4. In "Learning in War-time", Lewis states that before he became a Christian he did not fully realize that life would consist of doing what?
(a) Hours worth of prayer.
(b) A large amount of charity.
(c) The same things as before.
(d) Nothing the same as before.

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?
(a) Minimizing approach.
(b) Pacifist approach.
(c) Literal interpretation.
(d) Exceptional cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Why I am Not a Pacifist", basic moral intuitions are the only element of ______________ that cannot be argued about.

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. Lewis states, when discussing intense aesthetic rapture, that if he tries to catch the feeling it produces, what happens?

4. Which analogy does Lewis use when discussing the seeming pointlessness of continuing education during a war?

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

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