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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Screwtape see as one advantage of church?
2. Screwtape describes this as one of a fiend's best weapons.
3. What is the name that issues policy for fiends?
4. What type of friendships should Wormwood encourage to the patient?
5. What does Screwtape say is another sign of gluttony in addition to overconsumption?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Screwtape explain about the dynamics of a person who is church shopping?
2. Relating to religious bodies, what does Screwtape say has proven very useful for producing malice over the centuries?
3. Screwtape tells Wormwood he can possibly win the battle for the man's soul by getting him to join a faction, any faction. How is this possible?
4. Why does Screwtape tell Wormwood it is good for the patient to pray for his mother's soul?
5. Screwtape tells Wormwood the English people are hateful in the abstract but kindly in the concrete. How does he suggest Wormwood use this information regarding the patient?
6. How does Screwtape suggest the use of pleasure, which clearly is from and belongs to God?
7. How does Screwtape tell Wormwood to use imaginings now that war is upon the patient?
8. Wormwood sees a dry spell in the patient's faith as a totally positive development. Why does Screwtape see this as a shortcoming of Wormwood's training and not necessarily a positive?
9. Lewis contends ideas can be corrupted by corrupting the language associated with ideas. For example, what does Screwtape brag about corruption of the word "Puritanism"?
10. Lewis elaborates on the traditional version of gluttony as over-consumption of food or drink. What does he describe as the modern forms of gluttony and its effects?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lewis contends it is important that a person be aware of their social responsibilities to prevent a devil from causing confusion about Christian duties. This is the basic premise of his book "Mere Christianity." Identify and discuss three examples of modern living where this confusion might be in play.
Essay Topic 2
Lewis relates that scholarly analysis tends to categorize and put into context to the point where the truth and value of a work is diminished or lost. Explore this idea in terms of modern thinking where context and category have gained importance, while content is not appreciated for itself until it "fits" somewhere. Is this modern thinking actually an outcome of marketing and sales, such as in the music business?
Essay Topic 3
Corruption of language is a favorite Lewis theme. This is an ideal devil tactic because it can happen over time and over many people through usage and can have seemingly endless impact. Describe the evolution of a word corruption and describe how a person can alert oneself to recognize language corruption.
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