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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. According to Lewis's discussion of religion in private life, this phenomenon can be seen even where?

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

3. "Is Theology Poetry?" states that while some divine illumination is given to all men, which group has received special illumination?

4. Which author does Lewis quote in "Membership" as saying that to be happy at home is the end of all human endeavor?

5. Lewis says, in "The Inner Ring", that in the next ten years his audience will be busy doing all but which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

8. In his discussion of the inner ring, Lewis says that men tell their wives and themselves that it's a hardship to stay late at work or school. Why, according to Lewis, is this not quite true?

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

10. In the opening of "The Inner Ring", what does Lewis believe of the desire to be inside the inner ring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Christianity qualify as a mythology? Cite three reasons why it does or does not qualify, and be sure to use supporting details from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the concept of transposition, as discussed by Lewis, with the concept of development. Lewis says the two things are different. In what ways do they differ? In what ways are they similar? Why does Lewis wish the distinction to be perfectly clear? Include supporting information from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and contrast the three enemies of the scholar, as discussed by Lewis in "Learning in War-time." Be sure to fully explain and explore each, and include supporting information from the sermon.

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