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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 is the key point Screwtape tells about time?
(a) People do not truly understand time and how to use it.
(b) Time is a silly measure invented by mankind.
(c) Nobody really knows what time it is.
(d) Time is a gift to be used in the service of God.

2. What is the Judaeo-Christian principle that Lewis reinforces?
(a) Marrying the wrong woman for the wrong reasons can still lead to happiness.
(b) "One flesh" is a discussion topic, not a real teaching.
(c) Marriage and sexual intercourse are irrevocable acts, not to be entered into lightly at all.
(d) Sexual intercourse and sexual perversions are not major issues.

3. What does Wormwood's fate illustrate?
(a) Constant schooling and reminding are necessary for life.
(b) Inexperience has a steep price.
(c) It is eat or be eaten in a world run by Hell.
(d) Success matters, all else is only steps on a road.

4. What does Screwtape identify as a disadvantage for devils?
(a) Devils are incapable of violating the code of Our Father Below.
(b) The prayers of a Christian can destroy much of the devil's work.
(c) A devil does not have a body to use for sexual temptation.
(d) Devils cannot create pleasure, only twist pleasure that exists.

5. What tactics should Wormwood use to help people claim ownership?
(a) Conceit and ambition.
(b) Envy and resentment.
(c) Anger and jealousy.
(d) Pride and confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis label the greatest sin of the age?

2. What do life happenings provide for every person according to Lewis?

3. What virtue does Screwtape suggest will be lacking in the patient because of his new friends?

4. What sort of Christian does Screwtape prefer?

5. What pernicious things does Lewis say can claim a soul away from God?

Short Essay Questions

1. What consistent Lewis theme about devil work is woven into Screwtape's specifics about women and love and sex and marriage?

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

3. Why does Screwtape encourage Wormwood to have the couple sacrifice and be "unselfish" toward each other?

4. How does Screwtape describe to Wormwood the basic eternal conflict between God and devils?

5. What does Lewis describe as the surest road to hell?

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

7. Letter 22 is loaded with humor demonstrating Lewis' narrative creativity. What are some examples of this humor?

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. Screwtape chastises Wormwood for the unsatisfactory ending of the man. What is the description Lewis provides relative to the entrance into the spiritual realm?

10. What is Lewis' concluding characterization of the modern age?

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