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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I am Not a Pacifist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", why must good philosophy exist?
(a) It does not need to exist.
(b) Humans need reason to understand things.
(c) It provides a reason to be religious.
(d) Bad philosophy must be answered.

2. Lewis contends in his discussion of Pacifism that, rather than fanaticism, the best results are obtained by all but which of the following limited objectives?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Prison reform.
(c) Abolition of slave trade.
(d) World peace.

3. Lewis comments, when discussing the appropriateness of scholarship during war, that our tendency to focus on things other than war is our nature rather than what?
(a) Charisma.
(b) Panache.
(c) Éclat.
(d) Zest.

4. According to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", if you don't read good books what will happen?
(a) It will make no difference.
(b) You will read bad ones.
(c) You will be uneducated.
(d) You will not understand current events.

5. Lewis states that we are half-hearted creatures because, when offered infinite joy, we fool around with all but which of the following instead?
(a) Drink.
(b) Love.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "Learning in War-time", Lewis says that a university is a __________ for the pursuit of learning.

2. What is the first Pacifist position ruled out by Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?

3. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says he thinks the idea that desiring good for ourselves and enjoying it is bad comes from which philosopher's thoughts?

4. What is the third Pacifist position ruled out by Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?

5. When exploring analogies for the Christian life, Lewis finds that his chosen analogy breaks down where?

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