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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 "Is Theology Poetry?" what mythological person does Lewis say has a far more heroic appeal than the Christian God?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Odin.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Anu.

2. In "The Inner Ring", Lewis says what about the existence of inner rings?
(a) It is evil.
(b) It is good.
(c) It is avoidable.
(d) It is unavoidable.

3. According to "On Forgiveness", it is a safe bet in regard to the sins of others that the excuses are what?
(a) Better than we think.
(b) Sufficient for God.
(c) Completely irrelevant.
(d) Not as good as we think.

4. In his discussion of forgiveness, what does Lewis have to say about God and extenuating circumstances?
(a) He will not overlook them.
(b) There are always extenuating circumstances.
(c) There is no such thing as extenuating circumstances.
(d) He will overlook them.

5. In "Is Theology Poetry?" Lewis says that Europe took a major interest in classical mythology during which periods?
(a) 12th to 17th centuries.
(b) 10th to 15th centuries.
(c) 4th to 9th centuries.
(d) 19th to 21st centuries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Is Theology Poetry?" how does Lewis define theology?

2. "Membership" states that unity is the road to what?

3. "Membership" states that obedience is the road to what?

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

5. Lewis says in "Membership" that he does not believe God created what kind of world?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, according to "Membership", is Christianity institutional in the earliest documents?

2. What, according to Lewis in "Is Theology Poetry?", do his examiners really intend to ask?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

7. In his discussion of the value of the human soul, Lewis has what to say about why God died for man?

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

9. 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.

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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