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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Essays 1 - 9, 'Bulverism', First and Second Things, The Sermon and the Lunch, The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment, Xmas and Christmas, Delinquents in the Snow, Is Progress Possible?, We Have No 'Right to Happiness'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Lewis NOT see as a major adversary for Christian philosophy?
(a) Materialism.
(b) Spiritualism.
(c) Secularism.
(d) Marxism.

2. Lewis argues that observing things from the "inside" is which of the following?
(a) Inaccurate.
(b) The ideal method.
(c) Part of a larger analysis.
(d) Impossible.

3. Lewis disagrees with what common response to crime?
(a) Hard labor.
(b) Incarceration.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) Therapy.

4. Most female spiritual leaders in the Old Testament were which of the following?
(a) Judges.
(b) Priests.
(c) Prophets.
(d) Rabbis.

5. What justification does Joad give for his preference of belief in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?
(a) The existence of faith.
(b) The evil nature of man.
(c) The presence of good acts in the world.
(d) The horrors of World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis regard as being essential to achieving the "freeborn mind"?

2. How is Christianity transmitted?

3. According to materialism, reasoning is the result of what?

4. Why does Lewis advocate reading older texts?

5. Which of the following best states Lewis' opinion on a Christian political party?

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