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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis states, while discussing what scripture promises of heaven, that any idea of Christ we can form now will be what?
(a) Wrong.
(b) Correct.
(c) Symbolical.
(d) Irrelevant.

2. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", the true perspective on the calamity of war is what?
(a) An inevitable situation.
(b) Something that must be addressed.
(c) The culmination of our own stubborn behavior.
(d) Not a new situation.

3. To which famous philosopher does Lewis refer at the end of "The Inner Ring"?
(a) Plato.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Aristotle.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the analogies Lewis uses to explain the Christian journey in "The Weight of Glory"?
(a) Longing transforms obedience.
(b) Gospel replaces law.
(c) Obedience transforms caution.
(d) Poetry replaces grammar.

5. Lewis says, when discussing forgiveness, that very often when praying he finds that he has asked God not to forgive him, but for what?
(a) To grant some wish.
(b) To excuse him.
(c) To make life easier.
(d) To punish others.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", what does Lewis say is the first of three possible ways to interpret the command to turn the other cheek?

4. What is the first Pacifist position ruled out by Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?

5. In the opening of "Transposition", Lewis says that which person seems to have been embarrassed by the phenomenon of speaking in tongues?

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