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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. What does Screwtape suggest to Wormwood if God does not answer a prayer?
(a) Suggest that God is stern and slow to react.
(b) Remind that a person has free will; God is just a bystander.
(c) Suggest that God does not intervene directly in individual lives.
(d) Asking God for things is absurd because prayer has no impact upon the world.

2. What does Screwtape tell Wormwood is great fodder for quarrels?
(a) Each partner trying to be less selfish than the other.
(b) Emphasis on the opinions of friends and relatives.
(c) One partner a spender and one partner a saver.
(d) One partner being overly sexual.

3. How does Lewis describe the similarity of birth and death?
(a) Pain followed by rejoicing.
(b) A person has to do both alone.
(c) Two interruptions in the world of pure spirit.
(d) A person cannot remember either occurrence.

4. What does Screwtape label as fashionable Christianity?
(a) Christianity devoted only to social justice.
(b) Christianity concerned with passing trends and fads.
(c) Christianity devoted only to any single subject.
(d) Christianity devoted only to ending war.

5. How does Screwtape instruct Wormwood to take advantage of suffering?
(a) Encourage a person to confuse suffering and virtue.
(b) Muddle thinking to conclude life purpose is to suffer.
(c) Have the person set limits as to suffering endured that when exceeded causes despair.
(d) Muddle thinking to conclude life purpose is to suffer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis think is the key to human dignity?

2. How does Lewis view the effects of democracy?

3. How does Lewis explain the way to recognize what is not real virtue?

4. What does Screwtape identify as a disadvantage for devils?

5. What does Screwtape again need to remind Wormwood about the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lewis points out that a virtue that is not upheld when needed is not a virtue at all. What are his instructions to Wormwood to prepare for such situations?

2. What does Lewis describe as the key to success in both the physical and the spiritual sense?

3. What is a basic Lewis theme he illustrates when Wormwood asks is it desirable for the man to be in love or not to be in love?

4. Rather than "falling" into anything, what does Lewis see as sensible marriage without influence from Hell and devils?

5. Why does Screwtape say it is always a good tactic to use Christianity as a means to an end?

6. Screwtape chastises Wormwood that he is failing because the man is praying to God. How does Screwtape recommend Wormwood handle this if the man is going to continue to pray?

7. How does Screwtape describe the influence of Hell and the devils when it comes to the idea of "falling in love".

8. The Bible, taught as the Word of God, describes marriage and sexual union as "one flesh", an irrevocable act, and teaches against divorce. What elements does Lewis state work against this classic Judaeo-Christian position?

9. Lewis again demonstrates cutting humor in letter 24 concerning the child who thinks whatever is used in her house is the "normal" one and anything used by the neighbors is "not normal", or the hunting dog who thinks it understands firearms simply because it enjoys hunting with the master. What is the point Lewis is making with these humorous examples?

10. Why does Screwtape advise Wormwood to focus upon the man's courage?

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