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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following analogies does Lewis NOT use when talking about childlike humility?

2. Why, in "Transposition", does Lewis say he wishes to discuss the phenomenon of speaking in tongues?

3. Lewis states, when discussing intense aesthetic rapture, that if he tries to catch the feeling it produces, what happens?

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

5. In the discussion of how to respond to military service, Lewis states that the decision is generally made by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Lewis's example in "Why I am Not a Pacifist" of the supposed intuition of a temperance fanatic.

2. Why, according to Lewis in "Learning in War-time", might some view continuing education as odd during a great war?

3. Explain Lewis's analogy of the woman who has a son while living in a dungeon. What point does Lewis intend to make with this fable, as discussed in "Transposition"?

4. When comparing the Christian life to that of a schoolboy in "The Weight of Glory", why does Lewis say that the analogy eventually breaks down?

5. Why does Lewis say that religion cannot occupy the whole of life in "Learning in War-time"?

6. Why, when discussing the concept of glory, does Lewis describe glory as being noticed by God?

7. According to Lewis in "Why I am Not a Pacifist", what is the main difference between reason and conscience?

8. Why, in "Why I am Not a Pacifist", is Lewis unmoved by the fact that many of those who die during a war are innocent?

9. In his discussion of authority in "Why I am Not a Pacifist", what does Lewis say has been society's conclusion about Pacifism?

10. Describe the two meanings of conscience as discussed in "Why I am Not a Pacifist".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss Lewis's assertion that while a man may be called upon to die for his country, he must never live for it. Explore this assertion and include supporting detail from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Lewis states that the modern idea that religion should be a solitary pursuit is detrimental to the Christian journey. Explore this assertion in detail and include supporting information from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Explore Lewis's logic in regard to continuing education during wartime. What are his examples, and do the examples hold up to close examination? Be sure to use information from the book to support the essay.

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