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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Essays 6 - 11, 'Horrid Red Things', Religion and Science, The Laws of Nature, The Grand Miracle, Christian Apologetics, Work and Prayer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element of Christianity does Lewis specifically cite as seeming absurd to scientific thought?
(a) The resurrection.
(b) God having a son.
(c) Miraculous healing.
(d) The holy spirit descending to the world.

2. What does Lewis cite as being an important part of the intellectual challenge of faith?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Debate.
(c) Theological reading.
(d) Personal introspection.

3. What does Lewis state is left over from the Christian creeds after modern science is accounted for?
(a) Many supernatural events.
(b) Historical events only.
(c) Psalms, stories, and proverbs.
(d) Genealogies.

4. In Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God", Lewis states that according to dualism, why is the concept of good itself good?
(a) It is not evil.
(b) We prefer it.
(c) It is objectively superior.
(d) It promotes life.

5. What was the audience for the lecture transcribe in Part I, Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics"?
(a) Scientists.
(b) Students.
(c) Atheists.
(d) Clergy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis believes that the laws of nature are NOT which of the following?

2. What element of modern science does Lewis contend to be most problematic for Christianity?

3. Lewis believes that what type of people have a special opportunity to know God?

4. According to Lewis, how do many Westerners react to miraculous experiences?

5. Lewis emphasizes what about the evils of World War II?

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