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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to being good, Lewis states that Christianity must be defended for being which of the following?
(a) Loving.
(b) Unchanging.
(c) Universal.
(d) True.

2. How does Lewis state that he "wants" to interpret the Christian creeds?
(a) As being totally literal.
(b) In scientific terms.
(c) As metaphors.
(d) Less literally.

3. What element of modern science does Lewis contend to be most problematic for Christianity?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Relativity.
(c) Quantum mechanics.
(d) Classical mechanics.

4. The club that Lewis founded took its name from what philosopher?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Demosthenes.
(d) Kant.

5. According to Lewis, what is the impact of not praying on a particular subject?
(a) The meaning of the outcome will be incomprehensible.
(b) The outcome may be different.
(c) It has no affect.
(d) The result will be unfavorable.

6. According to Lewis, what is the most important miraculous event in Christianity?
(a) The resurrection of Jesus.
(b) The birth of Jesus.
(c) Jesus' healing of the sick.
(d) The confirmation of prophecy.

7. How do secularism and paganism compare to Christianity as belief systems, according to Lewis?
(a) They are both equally valid compared to Christianity.
(b) Paganism is inferior to Christianity, which is inferior to secularism.
(c) They are both totally invalidated by Christianity.
(d) They are both inferior to Christianity.

8. Why, according to Lewis, are good and evil paired together?
(a) Artificial human beliefs brought them together.
(b) There is no reason for their pairing.
(c) They are objectively diametrically opposed.
(d) Human language paired them.

9. How does Lewis characterize the difference between Christian and scientific approaches to understanding the world?
(a) They have a different atmosphere.
(b) They are like two difference lenses.
(c) They are two sides of the same coin.
(d) They are irreconcilable.

10. Pittenger believes that Lewis' argument against naturalism is really a response to what kind of an argument?
(a) Special pleading.
(b) A generalization.
(c) A strawman.
(d) A false dilemma.

11. The terms prayer books often use to describe personal feelings would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Sensitive.
(b) Deep.
(c) Loving.
(d) Harsh.

12. Joad argues that Lewis' point about animal stages does not apply to what type of animals?
(a) Invertebrates.
(b) Higher animals.
(c) Colony dwelling animals.
(d) Apes.

13. Lewis contends that real change in a person occurs in what way?
(a) With external behaviors.
(b) With internal thoughts and feelings.
(c) Slowly and usually not at all.
(d) In their place in the community.

14. What belief does Joad recommend in the writings that Lewis responds to in Part I, Essay 1, "Evil and God"?
(a) Agnosticism.
(b) Monotheism.
(c) Deism.
(d) Dualism.

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms that Lewis lays against the common English person in Part I Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics"?
(a) They have no sense of sin.
(b) They distrust ancient texts.
(c) They are intellectually dishonest.
(d) They know little about history.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the options that Joad believed rational persons must choose from?

2. Which of the following is not a good use of apologetics, according to Lewis?

3. According to his speech in Part I, Essay 10, "Christian Apologetics", what terms does Lewis prefer to speak on?

4. Why should the Gospels not be considered legend?

5. What was Lewis' intent in his original writings about the pain of animals?

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