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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. 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?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Social.
(c) Imaginative.
(d) Sensory.

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

3. In the description of the promises of scripture about heaven, Lewis says which of the following?
(a) None of them makes any sense.
(b) Only the first should matter.
(c) None of them is well defined.
(d) Only the third is important.

4. Lewis states in "The Weight of Glory" that no one can enter heaven except as a child, and that ____________is obvious in any good child.
(a) Fear of the unknown.
(b) Pleasure in being praised.
(c) Curiosity about God.
(d) Desire to behave well.

5. 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) Nothing the same as before.
(b) Hours worth of prayer.
(c) The same things as before.
(d) A large amount of charity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to "Why I am Not a Pacifist", is the most useful analogy when figuring out right and wrong?

2. What is Lewis's response when faced with those who claim the Christian life is a mercenary one?

3. 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?

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

5. In the opening of "Learning in War-time", Lewis says that a university is a __________ for the pursuit of learning.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. At the conclusion of "The Weight of Glory", what does Lewis say should be our attitude toward the glory of others?

3. What three ways does Lewis say there are to interpret the command to turn the other cheek, as discussed in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?

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. Lewis has a great deal to say about those who contend that the Christian life is mercenary in "The Weight of Glory". Discuss his response to this assertion.

6. Explain the three enemies of scholars as discussed in "Learning in War-time".

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

8. Discuss Lewis's assertion in "Learning in War-time" that war creates no absolutely new situation.

9. Explain Lewis's analogy of the woman who has a son while living in a dungeon. What point does Lewis intend to make with this fable, as discussed in "Transposition"?

10. When comparing the Christian life to that of a schoolboy in "The Weight of Glory", why does Lewis say that the analogy eventually breaks down?

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