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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis says in "Transposition" that it may seem strange that an apocalypse can describe heaven with nothing more than all but which of the following?
(a) Angels.
(b) Thrones.
(c) Music.
(d) Crowns.

2. Lewis concludes "Is Theology Poetry?" by saying that Christian theology can fit into all but which of the following things?
(a) Art.
(b) Morality.
(c) Romance.
(d) Science.

3. In his discussion of fairies, Lewis says that belief in them would spoil the reading of what famous Shakespearean work for him?
(a) Midsummer Night's Dream.
(b) Much Ado about Nothing.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Hamlet.

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

5. With what famous author does Lewis begin "The Inner Ring"?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Tolstoi.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Shelley.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", if you don't read good books what will happen?

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

3. What, according to "Transposition", is the relationship between the spiritual and the natural?

4. Which of the following analogies does Lewis NOT use when talking about childlike humility?

5. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist" Lewis says that were he to be a Pacifist, he would go against the writings of all but which of the following?

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