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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Inner Ring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which poet does Lewis refer in "The Inner Ring"?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Frost.
(d) Byron.

2. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", Lewis says he believes the art of life consists in tackling _______________ as well as we can.
(a) Suffering.
(b) World hunger.
(c) World war.
(d) Immediate evil.

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

4. Lewis says in "The Inner Ring" that an egoist is all but which of the following?
(a) Ruthless.
(b) Treacherous.
(c) Unscrupulous.
(d) Rude.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis says in "The Inner Ring" that he will leave which of the following topics strictly alone?

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

3. 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?

4. Lewis says toward the end of "Transposition" that our natural experiences are like a drawing. He is referring to all but which of the following experiences?

5. In "Transposition", Lewis says that we often feel as though the vision of God will destroy our nature and that this feeling underlies our use of all but which of these words?

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