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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. When discussing mental exercises to defend the scholar against war, what does Lewis give as the third enemy?
(a) Fear.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Love.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the analogies Lewis uses to explain the Christian journey in "The Weight of Glory"?
(a) Poetry replaces grammar.
(b) Gospel replaces law.
(c) Longing transforms obedience.
(d) Obedience transforms caution.

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. Which of the following analogies does Lewis NOT use when talking about childlike humility?
(a) Pupil before teacher.
(b) Creature before creator.
(c) Child before father.
(d) Lawyer before judge.

5. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis says nineteen out of twenty men today would respond that what is the highest of the virtues?
(a) Unselfishness.
(b) Courage.
(c) Humility.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Learning in War-time" says that all our activities will be accepted as long as what occurs?

3. When discussing heaven, Lewis states that he does not believe his desire for Paradise proves what?

4. Lewis states in "Learning in War-time" that St. Paul tells people to do what?

5. When discussing the perception that some activities are more worthy of God's attention than others, Lewis says Arnold first used the word "spiritual" to replace what German word?

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