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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What, according to "Transposition", is the relationship between the spiritual and the natural?
2. According to "Why I am Not a Pacifist", basic moral intuitions are the only element of ______________ that cannot be argued about.
3. 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.
4. Lewis says in "Transposition" that it may seem strange that an apocalypse can describe heaven with nothing more than all but which of the following?
5. In "Transposition", Lewis says that we often feel as though the vision of God will destroy our nature and that this feeling underlies our use of all but which of these words?
Short Essay Questions
1. While discussing the relationship between emotion and sensation, what three points does Lewis make about the relationship?
2. Why, in "Why I am Not a Pacifist", is Lewis unmoved by the fact that many of those who die during a war are innocent?
3. When talking about the highest virtues, Lewis states that people today see unselfishness as the highest but that Christians of old thought love is the greatest. Lewis believes unselfishness to be a negative term while love is positive. Why does Lewis believe that unselfishness is negative?
4. Discuss Lewis's statement in "Why I am Not a Pacifist" that pain and death are not the greatest evils.
5. Why, according to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", might some view continuing education as odd during a great war?
6. Why, in "Transposition", does Lewis say that he is somewhat uncomfortable with glossolalia?
7. Sum up Lewis's final explanation for why he is not a Pacifist at the end of "Why I am Not a Pacifist".
8. In his discussion of authority in "Why I am Not a Pacifist", what does Lewis say has been society's conclusion about Pacifism?
9. According to Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist", what is the main difference between reason and conscience?
10. 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"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
According to Lewis, what are the reasons that people struggle so much with the concept of heaven? Analyze and discuss three main reasons Lewis gives for this difficulty, and include information from the text to support the essay.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Lewis's view of man as a cautious creature, careful not to be too worked up in the course of devotions, with the common Christian perception of this same subject. Explore the connection in detail and be sure to include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Lewis states that the modern idea that religion should be a solitary pursuit is detrimental to the Christian journey. Explore this assertion in detail and include supporting information from the text.
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