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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As "Why I am Not a Pacifist" closes, Lewis says that we have learned that though the world is slow to forgive, it is what?
(a) Quick to anger.
(b) Lacking in memory.
(c) Quick to forget.
(d) Quick to remember.

4. Which of the following analogies does Lewis NOT use when talking about childlike humility?
(a) Child before father.
(b) Creature before creator.
(c) Lawyer before judge.
(d) Pupil before teacher.

5. When discussing the idea of glory, Lewis says that it is perhaps crude but also accurate to describe glory as what?
(a) Being noticed by God.
(b) The ultimate sacrifice.
(c) An inner peace.
(d) A means to an end.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing the promises of scripture, Lewis states that they can be roughly reduced to how many topics?

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

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

4. While talking about duty during wartime, Lewis says that the rescue of drowning men is a duty worth dying for but not worth what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Sum up Lewis's final explanation for why he is not a Pacifist at the end of "Why I am Not a Pacifist".

2. When talking about the highest virtues, Lewis states that people today see unselfishness as the highest but that Christians of old thought love is the greatest. Lewis believes unselfishness to be a negative term while love is positive. Why does Lewis believe that unselfishness is negative?

3. In "Learning in War-time", what does Lewis say is the difference between humanity and insects?

4. In "The Weight of Glory", why does Lewis say that he doesn't believe his desire for heaven proves he will enjoy it?

5. In his discussion of heaven in "Transposition", Lewis says that often our negative interpretation of heaven outweighs the positive. What does he mean by this?

6. Why does Lewis say that religion cannot occupy the whole of life in "Learning in War-time"?

7. Explain the five promises of Scripture as discussed in "The Weight of Glory".

8. Why, when discussing the concept of glory, does Lewis describe glory as being noticed by God?

9. Describe the two meanings of conscience as discussed in "Why I am Not a Pacifist".

10. In "Transposition", what points does Lewis make about the included quote from Pepys?

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