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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis contends that most people will realize that without Christianity what will happen to them?
(a) They will be unable to lead good lives.
(b) They will feel empty.
(c) They will feel more fulfilled.
(d) They will be able to lead moral lives.

2. What does Joad say about standard attempt to explain the problem of human pain?
(a) They are confusing.
(b) They are internally inconsistent.
(c) They make sense.
(d) They are insufficient.

3. Lewis emphasizes what about the evils of World War II?
(a) They were not unique.
(b) They were overestimated.
(c) They cannot be completely known.
(d) They were largely undocumented.

4. What does Lewis believe the state of the argument between himself and Joan the subject of human pain to be?
(a) He is correct but Joad will not admit it.
(b) They are at an impasse.
(c) They are in agreement.
(d) Joad has bested him.

5. Lewis contends that Christianity relates to leading a good life in what way?
(a) It helps people lead good lives.
(b) It is unrelated to leading a good life.
(c) All Christians lead good lives because of their faith.
(d) It is the only way to lead a good life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one word Lewis uses to describe religions that he views to be true?

2. Lewis asserts that what is necessary in order to know what is "good"?

3. How should the spiritual faults of others be viewed, according to Lewis?

4. Lewis warns against using religion and which of the following together in the wrong way?

5. Why, according to Lewis, are good and evil paired together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the way that Lewis states that probability judgments of events in Christianity should be made?

2. How is Christianity transmitted, according to Lewis' writings in Part I, Essay 13, "On the Transmission of Christianity"?

3. Why did Lewis formulate his theories about the suffering of animals?

4. What is the problem with relying only on experience according to Lewis' argument in Part I, Essay 2, "Miracles"?

5. What is the purpose of the prayer books according to Lewis?

6. What are the problems with dualism, according to Lewis?

7. Why does Lewis believe that pain is evidence of the existence of God?

8. What justification does Lewis use to explain that the universe is not meaningless?

9. Why does Lewis believe that the gospels are not legend?

10. What is the theory of dualism?

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