Screwtape Letters Test Review

Why do most Christian converts revert back to their "old ways"?

• Bad habits

• Arguments push them

• Peevishness controls them

• Bad friends

Why do devils have to work harder if a Christian successfully makes it through this dryness?

• Patient becomes less dependent on emotion.

• Patient becomes harder to tempt.

• Both of these

• Neither of these

In the first paragraph of letter 4, Screwtape scolds Wormwood for his advice regarding prayer. What does this reveal about how the devil works?

• He knows all of our prayers, before we pray them.

• He's listening to all of our prayers.

• He only seeks to blame others, even when his own advice goes awry.

• He wants us to pray more, in hopes that we will be disappointed.

What situation may arise regarding prayer? (And God wants this for us.)

• Trust yourself completely to God.

• Pray less, but hope for more.

• Pray more, but don't put 100% of faith in it.

• All of your prayers will be answered the way you want, if you pray long enough.

Why is war good for the devils?

• It provides humans with entertainment.

• It may cause the patient to die soon.

• It increases the need for prayer.

• It causes fear and suffering for humans.

Why is war bad for the devils?

• The patient may die, soon.

• People realize they may die and prepare for it.

• It increases fear in humans.

• It is entertaining for the fiends.

What is the policy for devils revealing themselves to their patients?

• They very openly reveal themselves.

• They must conceal themselves.

• They frequently reveal themselves.

• Since they don't really exist, this is of no concern.

In what way could Wormwood use the patient's new couple friends to his benefit?

• To help him make more & more friends

• Try to convince him to change churches

• Attract him to the girl they want him to marry.

• By encouraging the patient to be someone he's not

Since it is disrespectful, which cause of human laughter is the best as far as the devil is concerned?

• Joy

• Fun

• Joke Proper

• Flippancy

Which cause of human laughter does the devil no good (b/c it's truly from God)?

• Joy

• Fun

• Joke Proper

• Flippancy