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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Slip of the Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Slip of the Tongue", what name does Lewis say our ancestors called religious emotion?
(a) Innocence.
(b) Rapture.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Spirit.

2. 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?
(a) Religious.
(b) Pure.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Holy.

3. According to "Is Theology Poetry?" why are fairies popular in England?
(a) We don't think they exist.
(b) They represent human virtues.
(c) They are a childlike delight.
(d) We have substituted them for ancient mythology.

4. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says nineteen out of twenty men today would respond that what is the highest of the virtues?
(a) Humility.
(b) Unselfishness.
(c) Love.
(d) Courage.

5. When discussing the perception that some activities are more worthy of God's attention than others, Lewis says Arnold first used the word "spiritual" to replace what German word?
(a) Christlichkeit.
(b) Geistlich.
(c) Heilig.
(d) Gemütlichkeit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis states when discussing theology that only a minority of world religions have a theology. What ancient culture does he use as an example?

2. When discussing mental exercises to defend the scholar against war, what does Lewis give as the third enemy?

3. In his discussion of what it takes to be a member of the inner ring, Lewis says that the trial for the inner ring may end in all but which of the following ways?

4. When discussing heaven, Lewis states that he does not believe his desire for Paradise proves 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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