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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis states that we are creatures who are every moment advancing toward either heaven or hell, and that we still spend time on all but which of the following trivialities?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Literature.
(c) Theology.
(d) Art.

2. In his discussion of right and wrong, Lewis says that any concrete train of reasoning involves all but which of the following elements?
(a) Making decisions.
(b) Self-evident truth.
(c) Reception of facts.
(d) Arranging facts.

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

4. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis likens figuring out the Christian lifestyle to learning which language?
(a) German.
(b) Greek.
(c) Russian.
(d) Latin.

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

6. Which analogy does Lewis use when discussing the seeming pointlessness of continuing education during a war?
(a) Not having enough sense to come in out of the rain.
(b) Fiddling while Rome burns.
(c) Talking to a brick wall.
(d) A race against time.

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

8. 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?
(a) Pacifist approach.
(b) Literal interpretation.
(c) Exceptional cases.
(d) Minimizing approach.

9. 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?
(a) Plato.
(b) Cicero.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Gandhi.

10. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says he feels as though he is trying to rip a secret from his audience that they commonly refer to as all but which of the following?
(a) Adolescence.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Romanticism.

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

12. In "Learning in War-time", Lewis states that before he became a Christian he did not fully realize that life would consist of doing what?
(a) The same things as before.
(b) Nothing the same as before.
(c) Hours worth of prayer.
(d) A large amount of charity.

13. Lewis believes, as stated in his discussion of transpositions, that the doctrine provides a background needed for which of the following virtues?
(a) Love.
(b) Hope.
(c) Peace.
(d) Unselfishness.

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

15. Lewis states that we are half-hearted creatures because, when offered infinite joy, we fool around with all but which of the following instead?
(a) Sex.
(b) Drink.
(c) Love.
(d) Ambition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis states in "Learning in War-time" that St. Paul tells people to do what?

2. 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?

3. While talking about his war experience, Lewis refers to which of the following famous works?

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

5. Lewis says, when discussing transposition, that which of the following relationships is one of transposition?

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