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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis states in "The Weight of Glory" that a Christian in relation to heaven is in the same position as which example?
(a) Husband.
(b) Schoolboy.
(c) Teacher.
(d) General.

2. When discussing heaven, Lewis states that he does not believe his desire for Paradise proves what?
(a) That God exists.
(b) That he will enjoy it.
(c) That others cannot achieve it.
(d) That it exists.

3. 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.

4. In the opening of "Transposition", Lewis says that which person seems to have been embarrassed by the phenomenon of speaking in tongues?
(a) John.
(b) Luke.
(c) Paul.
(d) Mark.

5. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", if you don't read good books what will happen?
(a) You will be uneducated.
(b) You will not understand current events.
(c) It will make no difference.
(d) You will read bad ones.

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

7. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis states that he is shocked to find all but which of the following Christians taking heavenly glory quite literally?
(a) Aquinas.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Milton.
(d) Solomon.

8. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", why must good philosophy exist?
(a) It provides a reason to be religious.
(b) Humans need reason to understand things.
(c) It does not need to exist.
(d) Bad philosophy must be answered.

9. In refuting Pacifism, which Pope does Lewis say has rejected the Pacifist position?
(a) Pius XII.
(b) John XXIII.
(c) Benedict XV.
(d) John Paul I.

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. Lewis describes, in "Why I am Not a Pacifist," a belief that human history is a unilinear movement from worse to better. What term does he use for this belief?
(a) Progress.
(b) Logic.
(c) Reason.
(d) Life.

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

13. While talking about his war experience, Lewis refers to which of the following famous works?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) Henry V.
(c) The Sebastopol Sketches.
(d) The Art of War.

14. In his discussion of transposition, Lewis says that the lower medium can be understood only if what is also true?
(a) Lower medium is studied.
(b) Not knowing the higher medium.
(c) A higher medium exists.
(d) Knowing the higher medium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lewis quote in "Transposition" in his attempt to refute religious critics?

2. In his discussion of duty during war, Lewis says anyone who completely gives himself to a cause is giving to _______ that which belongs to God.

3. "Learning in War-time" says that all our activities will be accepted as long as what occurs?

4. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", Lewis says he believes the art of life consists in tackling _______________ as well as we can.

5. 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?

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