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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. Which author does Lewis quote in "Membership" as saying that to be happy at home is the end of all human endeavor?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Byron.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Keats.

2. Lewis states when discussing theology that only a minority of world religions have a theology. What ancient culture does he use as an example?
(a) Roman.
(b) Mayan.
(c) Greek.
(d) Egyptian.

3. In "The Inner Ring", Lewis says that the hint toward a certain path will likely come just as one is anxious not to appear to be all but which of the following?
(a) Crude.
(b) Naive.
(c) Prig.
(d) Poor.

4. According to "On Forgiveness", what part of forgiveness are we responsible for taking to God?
(a) Excuses.
(b) Circumstances.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Sin.

5. "Membership" states that unity is the road to what?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Peace.
(d) Personality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of "Membership", Lewis says that it is a pestilent notion that we each start with something called ____________ locked up inside us.

2. According to "Is Theology Poetry?" why are fairies popular in England?

3. Lewis concludes "Is Theology Poetry?" by saying that Christian theology can fit into all but which of the following things?

4. When discussing the concept of unity, Lewis gives the example of all but which of the following characters from "The Wind in the Willows"?

5. "Membership" states that humility is the road to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lewis says in "On Forgiveness" that there are two remedies for the danger of excusing ourselves from sin. Explain these two remedies.

2. What does Lewis say frequently happens when he thinks he is asking God to forgive him?

3. Why, according to "Is Theology Poetry?", do we not restate belief in a less poetical form free from metaphor and symbolism?

4. At the opening of "Is Theology Poetry?", how does Lewis define theology? Explain.

5. Why, according to Lewis's discussion of forgiveness, is it so important for us to forgive those who sin against us?

6. Why, in his discussion of forgiveness, does Lewis say he has come to agree that the section on forgiveness does need to be included in the Creed?

7. What, according to Lewis's descriptions of the inner ring, does one discover when getting close to the ring?

8. According to "The Inner Ring", what is the difference between a small musical group and an inner ring?

9. In the discussion of the inner ring, what does Lewis say we hope to achieve by getting inside the ring?

10. How does Lewis respond, when discussing whether theology is merely poetry, to the idea that Christians believe their theology because they find it the most poetically appealing of their options?

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