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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 "Membership", Lewis says that _________ has replaced friendship.
(a) Society.
(b) Caucus.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Acquaintance.

2. In regard to poetry, Lewis says what in "Is Theology Poetry?" about the Old and New Testaments?
(a) Old Testament is less poetical than New.
(b) Both are equally poetical.
(c) Neither are very poetical.
(d) New Testament is less poetical than Old.

3. In his discussion of fairies, Lewis says that belief in them would spoil the reading of what famous Shakespearean work for him?
(a) Midsummer Night's Dream.
(b) Much Ado about Nothing.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Hamlet.

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

5. Though Lewis says in "On Forgiveness" that we should forgive someone who breaks a promise, he also says what?
(a) We don't have to believe the next promise.
(b) We should pretend the promise was never made.
(c) We should never speak to the person again.
(d) We should believe the next promise.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lewis's discussion of forgiveness, what is the the same about us forgiving others and God forgiving us?

2. In his discussion of forgiveness, what does Lewis have to say about God and extenuating circumstances?

3. Lewis states when discussing theology that only a minority of world religions have a theology. What ancient culture does he use as an example?

4. When discussing the meaning of poetry, Lewis says he feels sure the examiners were not asking if theologians are masters of all but which of the following styles?

5. In the opening of "Membership", Lewis says he believes it was one of the Wesleys who said that the New Testament knows nothing of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Why does Lewis refrain from calling inner rings evil in "The Inner Ring"?

5. When discussing religion versus science, Lewis quotes Professor D.M.S. Watson. What is Watson's view on evolution as opposed to creationism?

6. Explain the Creed, as discussed in "On Forgiveness".

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

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

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

10. When discussing the common idea that we are all equal in the sight of God, Lewis proposes what he admits may seem to be a paradox. Explain the paradox.

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