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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis says, when discussing the inner ring phenomenon, that we hope for tangible profit from every ring such as all but which of the following?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

2. With what famous author does Lewis begin "The Inner Ring"?
(a) Tolstoi.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Wordsworth.

3. Toward the end of "Membership", Lewis says that it is a pestilent notion that we each start with something called ____________ locked up inside us.
(a) Humility.
(b) Obedience.
(c) Equality.
(d) Personality.

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. According to "On Forgiveness", it is a safe bet in regard to our own sins that the excuses are what?
(a) Completely irrelevant.
(b) Not as good as we think.
(c) Better than we think.
(d) Sufficient for God.

Short Answer Questions

1. In regard to poetry, Lewis says what in "Is Theology Poetry?" about the Old and New Testaments?

2. In "Why I am Not a Pacifist", Lewis says he believes the art of life consists in tackling _______________ as well as we can.

3. In "Membership", Lewis says that _________ has replaced friendship.

4. When discussing forgiveness, from what does Lewis say a great deal of our anxiousness to make excuses for sin come?

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

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