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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. 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) Milton.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Johnson.

2. "Learning in War-time" says that all our activities will be accepted as long as what occurs?
(a) Prayers are said.
(b) They are offered to God.
(c) The intention is good.
(d) They are allowed by the church.

3. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", Lewis says he believes the art of life consists in tackling _______________ as well as we can.
(a) World hunger.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Immediate evil.
(d) World war.

4. In "Learning in War-time", Lewis quotes which author as saying "to offer to the author of truth the unclean sacrifice of a lie"?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Tolstoi.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Bacon.

5. According to "Learning in War-time", why does war fail to absorb our whole attention?
(a) People don't care.
(b) It occurs elsewhere.
(c) It is finite.
(d) It is too large to comprehend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says it would be very odd if what people refer to as "falling in love" were to happen where?

2. When discussing the idea of glory, Lewis says that it is perhaps crude but also accurate to describe glory as what?

3. Lewis states that we are half-hearted creatures because, when offered infinite joy, we fool around with all but which of the following instead?

4. What is the first Pacifist position ruled out by Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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"?

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

6. In "Learning in War-time," what is Lewis's response to those who ask how we can be so selfish as to think of anything but war?

7. Discuss Lewis's example in "Why I am Not a Pacifist" of the supposed intuition of a temperance fanatic.

8. Discuss Lewis's response in "The Weight of Glory" when talking about Wordsworth's definition of beauty in life.

9. 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"?

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

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