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

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

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

4. In discussing war's effect on humanity, Lewis says that human life has always been lived where?
(a) On the edge of a precipice.
(b) Behind closed doors.
(c) Out in the open.
(d) Within an unsustainable model.

5. In his discussion of right and wrong, Lewis says that any concrete train of reasoning involves all but which of the following elements?
(a) Reception of facts.
(b) Self-evident truth.
(c) Arranging facts.
(d) Making decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", what does Lewis say is the second of three possible ways to interpret the command to turn the other cheek?

2. When discussing mental exercises to defend the scholar against war, what does Lewis give as the first enemy?

3. Lewis states that we are creatures who are every moment advancing toward either heaven or hell, and that we still spend time on all but which of the following trivialities?

4. While talking about his war experience, Lewis refers to which of the following famous writers?

5. In "The Weight of Glory", Lewis states that he is shocked to find all but which of the following Christians taking heavenly glory quite literally?

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