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

2. "Membership" says that the modern idea that religion belongs to our private life is all but which of the following?
(a) Paradoxical.
(b) Natural.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Desirable.

3. While discussing pagan religion, Lewis states that the plot of the cosmic story involves all but which of the following themes?
(a) Rebirth.
(b) Incarnation.
(c) Death.
(d) Life.

4. Lewis says, when discussing forgiveness, that very often when praying he finds that he has asked God not to forgive him, but for what?
(a) To make life easier.
(b) To punish others.
(c) To grant some wish.
(d) To excuse him.

5. In the opening of "On Forgiveness", Lewis says what about believing in the forgiveness of sins?
(a) It is essential to the Christian faith.
(b) It is easier than he thought.
(c) It is irrelevant to the Christian faith.
(d) It is not as easy as he thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his discussion of fairies, Lewis says that belief in them would spoil the reading of what famous Shakespearean work for him?

2. In "Membership", Lewis says that the modern notion that children should call their parents by their Christian names is what?

3. 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?

4. According to "On Forgiveness", it is a safe bet in regard to our own sins that the excuses are what?

5. When discussing forgiveness, from what does Lewis say a great deal of our anxiousness to make excuses for sin come?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What disadvantages does Lewis say in "Is Theology Poetry?" does Christianity have when faced with other doctrines?

3. 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?

4. What does Lewis say in his discussion of forgiveness is the hardest part about forgiving others?

5. At the end of "Membership", Lewis says that he may have complicated a simple matter but that he was anxious to bring out what two points?

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

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

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

9. In "Membership", why is the idea that religion should take place in solitude a dangerous one?

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

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