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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Kant.
(b) Pascal.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Aquinas.

2. According to Lewis in his discussion of Pacifism, what sort of society tolerates Pacifists?
(a) Anarchist.
(b) Religious.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Conservative.

3. What famous work by Keats does Lewis say in "Is Theology Poetry?" is even better than ancient mythology?
(a) Hyperion.
(b) Ode to Autumn.
(c) Hymn to Apollo.
(d) Endymion.

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

5. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist" Lewis says that nothing should be treated as intuition unless what?
(a) No good man has ever dreamed of doubting.
(b) The majority agree that it applies.
(c) It can be proven as scientific fact.
(d) The Bible specifically states it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In refuting Pacifism, which Pope does Lewis say has rejected the Pacifist position?

2. According to "Learning in War-time", why does war fail to absorb our whole attention?

3. To which poet does Lewis refer in "The Inner Ring"?

4. 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?

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?

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