What is the chief cause of Screwtape's rage and anger in letter 22?

Wormwood has tried to rat out Screwtape to the Secret Police

Which of these is a false belief that demons have propagated?

Death is the prime evil and survival is the greatest good.

Which of these does Screwtape want?

He wants the patient to live a long, safe life on earth

Why do demons want people to be ignorant of history?

So that each generation can be cut off from all others

Which of these can be inferred from Screwtape's final letter to Wormwood?

Screwtape plans to consume Wormwood as punishment for his failure

Why does Screwtape recommend having the patient visit a variety of different churches?

To inflame his pride by making him into a critic rather than a pupil.

From the demons' perspective, what is one advantage of making men think about "the historical Jesus"?

It destroys men's devotional lives by making Jesus unrelatable and foreign

According to Screwtape, which of these things is decided by demons "deeper in the Lowerarchy"?

The sexual "taste" of every time period

What do demons accomplish by making people adopt "The Historical Point of View?

They prevent people from seeing ancient authors as sources of truth

Which is true regarding a person's "falling in love"?

It could do either of these things.

According to Screwtape, who or what is the "historical Jesus"?

An unhistorical, intellectual fad which changes every 30 years or so

What is one of the "cruel disadvantages" that Screwtape complains demons fight under?

The fact that most activities are pleasureful unless twisted by demons

Which of these is true regarding gluttony?

This sin can be committed with small or large quantities of food

What is an endless source of heresies in religion, folly in counsel, infidelity in marriage, inconstancy in friendship?

The horror of The Same Old Thing

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1
Which of these things sounds virtuous but can, in fact, lead to bitter arguments?
Enchantment
Contentment
Charity
Unselfishness
2
Which of these best summarizes "the philosophy of Hell"?
God is the greatest enemy
Only the strong survive
What one gains, another loses
Human souls are food
3
What is the chief cause of Screwtape's rage and anger in letter 22?
Wormwood has tried to rat out Screwtape to the Secret Police
The patient has discovered Wormwood's existence
The patient has fallen in love with a strong Christian girl
God has temporarily turned him into a centipede
4
Which of these is a false belief that demons have propagated?
There are worse things than sorrow, and better things than happiness.
There are worse things than death and better things than survival
Death is the prime evil and survival is the greatest good.
Sorrow is the greatest evil and happiness is the greatest good.
5
On which kinds of issues do the demons most want to stir up division between Christians?
Carnal issues
Essential, doctrinal issues
Unimportant things
Spiritual Issues
6
Which of these virtues do the demons think is impossible to truly practice?
Bravery
Love
Prudence
Kindness
7
Which of these does Screwtape want?
He wants the patient to feel restless and unable to "find his place"
He wants the patient to live a long, safe life on earth
He wants the patient to think about his own mortality
He wants the patient to die, preferably in a gruesome and painful way
8
Why do demons want people to be ignorant of history?
So that each generation can be cut off from all others
Because historical documents would reveal the existence of Demons
So that the church will fight against different vices than past generations
Because many people are saved through studying the biography of Jesus
9
Screwtape advises Wormwood to use the horrors of war to make what kind of attack on the patient's faith?
Intellectual
Irrational
Emotional
Logical
10
Which of these can be inferred from Screwtape's final letter to Wormwood?
Screwtape plans to consume Wormwood as punishment for his failure
Screwtape has a new plan for catching the next patient
Wormwood will be executed upon his return to hell
Wormwood is considering switching sides
11
Why does Screwtape recommend having the patient visit a variety of different churches?
To keep him disoriented and away from consistent teaching.
To prevent him from developing lasting relationships.
To inflame his lust by showing him a variety of Christian women.
To inflame his pride by making him into a critic rather than a pupil.
12
FIB: _____ means by Unselfishness chiefly taking trouble for others; ______means not giving trouble to others.
The Enemy, Our Father Below
A Woman, A Man
An Englishman, a Foreigner
A Christian, A non-Christian
13
From the demons' perspective, what is one advantage of making men think about "the historical Jesus"?
It destroys men's devotional lives by making Jesus unrelatable and foreign
Diverts men's attentions from productive to things they can't control
It causes men to argue and bicker amongst themselves
It encourages them to think about the past rather than the present
14
According to Screwtape, which of these things is decided by demons "deeper in the Lowerarchy"?
The sexual "taste" of every time period
Which specific people it is most important to tempt
How each individual should best be tempted
The grand strategy for overthrowing God and his angels
15
Throughout letter 24, what does Screwtape encourage Wormwood to make the patient proud of?
His love for God
His acts of kindness
His new Christian friends
His new girlfriend
16
Why would demons be unhappy about a human war breaking out?
The pain of war causes people to pray with great intensity and frequency.
War makes it difficult to tempt people with any vice other than cowardice.
It is difficult to ignore real issues of good and evil during a war.
Both A and B
17
What do demons accomplish by making people adopt "The Historical Point of View?
They prevent people from seeing ancient authors as sources of truth
They create a distorted picture of Jesus
They enable heresies and false ideas to creep into the church
They make people ignorant of basic historical facts
18
Which is true regarding a person's "falling in love"?
It could do either of these things.
It weakens their ability to resist vices.
It strengthens their ability to practice virtues.
It does neither of these things.
19
Complete this statement by Screwtape: "To be greatly and effectively wicked a man needs some _______________."
Vice
Courage
Pride
Virtue
20
According to Screwtape, who or what is the "historical Jesus"?
The actual person of Jesus, as opposed to later constructions by followers
The most reliable account of Jesus's life
The most accurate description of who Jesus really was
An unhistorical, intellectual fad which changes every 30 years or so
21
What is one of the "cruel disadvantages" that Screwtape complains demons fight under?
The fact that they cannot stand in the presence of God.
The fact that God's law is written on human hearts.
The fact that most activities are pleasureful unless twisted by demons
The fact that everything in nature points to God's existence.
22
Which of these is NOT a question that God would want people to ask about a plan for the future?
Is it dynamic or stagnant?
Is it righteous?
Is it possible?
Is it wise or foolish?
23
Which of these is true regarding gluttony?
This sin always involves consuming large quantities of something
This sin can be committed with small or large quantities of food
Men are more susceptible to this sin than women
Women are more susceptible to this sin than men
24
According to Screwtape, which word or phrase in its strongest sense can never be uttered by a human being?
Yours
You are
Mine
I am
25
Which false assumption do the demons want to encourage the patient to have?
I am my own man.
I have my rights.
I deserve better.
My time is my own.
26
What is an endless source of heresies in religion, folly in counsel, infidelity in marriage, inconstancy in friendship?
The anxiety of Permanence
The horror of The Same Old Thing
The reverence for The Very Best Thing
The desire for Rhythm
27
What does Screwtape call "the strongest and most beautiful of the vices"?
Spiritual Pride
Internal Discord
Carnal Lust
Selfish Ambition
28
According to Screwtape, humans in recent centuries have been persuaded that...
...being in love is the only necessary condition for marriage
...marriage should make the excitement of love permanent
All of the above
..marriages which lose the excitement of being in ove are no longer binding
29
Which vice does the patient's mother have, despite being unaware she has it?
Jealousy
Pride
Vanity
Gluttony

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