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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While discussing the cynic's questions about religion, Lewis says that religious language and imagery contains nothing that has not been borrowed from what?
(a) Bible.
(b) Literature.
(c) Nature.
(d) Pastors.

2. Toward the end of "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says that our merriment must be of people who take each other seriously, which means with none of all but which?
(a) Flippancy.
(b) Superiority.
(c) Spite.
(d) Presumption.

3. Which of the following does Lewis quote in "Transposition" in his attempt to refute religious critics?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) A Modest Proposal.
(d) Pepys' Diary.

4. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis states that he is shocked to find all but which of the following Christians taking heavenly glory quite literally?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Aquinas.
(c) Milton.
(d) Johnson.

5. What is the first Pacifist position ruled out by Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?
(a) Killing of human beings is always wrong.
(b) War is evil.
(c) It is too expensive to fight wars.
(d) Wars do more harm than good.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. While talking about duty in wartime, Lewis says that God's claim on us is which of the following?

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

4. Lewis says in "The Weight of Glory" that heaven is, by definition, what?

5. In his discussion of right and wrong, Lewis says that any concrete train of reasoning involves all but which of the following elements?

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