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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Why I am Not a Pacifist", basic moral intuitions are the only element of ______________ that cannot be argued about.
(a) Reason.
(b) Logic.
(c) Precedent.
(d) Conscience.

2. In regard to poetry, Lewis says what in "Is Theology Poetry?" about the Old and New Testaments?
(a) Both are equally poetical.
(b) Old Testament is less poetical than New.
(c) Neither are very poetical.
(d) New Testament is less poetical than Old.

3. What, according to "Why I am Not a Pacifist", is the most useful analogy when figuring out right and wrong?
(a) Logic.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Reason.
(d) Precedent.

4. What example does Lewis say in "Transposition" is the most familiar when discussing adaptation from a richer medium to a poorer?
(a) Music.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Composition.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", why must good philosophy exist?

2. Lewis says, when discussing the inner ring phenomenon, that we hope for tangible profit from every ring such as all but which of the following?

3. In his discussion of transposition, Lewis says that the lower medium can be understood only if what is also true?

4. While discussing the cynic's questions about religion, Lewis says that religious language and imagery contains nothing that has not been borrowed from what?

5. While discussing Pacifism, Lewis mentions that he believes only one world religion is truly Pacifist. To which religion does he refer?

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