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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Transposition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Sex.
(b) Drink.
(c) Love.
(d) Ambition.

2. When discussing the promises of scripture, Lewis states that they can be roughly reduced to how many topics?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

3. While talking about his war experience, Lewis refers to which of the following famous writers?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Wordsworth.
(c) Keats.
(d) Tolstoi.

4. Lewis believes, as stated in his discussion of transpositions, that the doctrine provides a background needed for which of the following virtues?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Unselfishness.

5. According to "Learning in War-time", why does war fail to absorb our whole attention?
(a) It is finite.
(b) It is too large to comprehend.
(c) It occurs elsewhere.
(d) People don't care.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following groups does Lewis NOT mention as fanatical in "Why I am Not a Pacifist"?

3. In "Transposition", Lewis says that we are claiming to know that our desire for heaven was not merely a desire for all but which of the following?

4. Lewis opens "Why I am Not a Pacifist" by saying military service can be all but which of the following?

5. To which poet does Lewis refer when discussing the secret inside people in "The Weight of Glory"?

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