The Screwtape Letters 22-24

What is Screwtape's view of the patient's new girl?

• She is a sincere Christian that in the old days would have been fed to the lions.

• She is of loose character and morals.

• She is a sexual pervert who will be a good match.

• She is dimwitted and easily manipulated.

What makes Screwtape especially angry about the couple?

• They expect and are planning for happiness in marriage.

• They feel sexual attraction to each other, and God approves of it.

• They hold no secrets from one another.

• They openly express love of God.

What does Screwtape identify as a disadvantage for devils?

• Devils cannot create pleasure, only twist pleasure that exists.

• The prayers of a Christian can destroy much of the devil's work.

• A devil does not have a body to use for sexual temptation.

• Devils are incapable of violating the code of Our Father Below.

What does Screwtape become because he is so angry about the girl?

• A centipede.

• Violent.

• Weepy and morose.

• Unable to think clearly.

What is the name of the illustrated booklet for Wormwood enclosed with letter #22?

• Secrets of Sex from Screwtape.

• House of Correction for Incompetent Tempters.

• The Devil Chain of Command.

• The Many Reasons God Is The Loser.

What does Screwtape offer Wormwood as proof that God is vulgar?

• He killed Himself on a cross.

• He makes promises to humans about eternity.

• He created sex for humans.

• He has filled the world with pleasure.

What is Screwtape's suggestion for dividing the patient from the girl and friends?

• Provoke political disagreements as to how to apply faith to social realities.

• Suggest faith is merely a social custom.

• Suggest spirituality has no place in modern life.

• Provoke political disagreements as to how to apply social realities to faith.

What does Screwtape suggest is the benefit of theories about the historical Jesus?

• Moves the focus from the spiritual on to the political.

• Since little is known, the more theories the better.

• Theories portray Jesus as very ordinary, therefore not from God.

• So much speculation can be twisted from every theory.

What is one of Screwtape's favorite tricks concerning Christianity?

• Suggest Christianity is learned in childhood and is a childish idea.

• Suggest Christianity is a mind-numbing drug.

• Make Christianity a means to an end, thereby creating unattainable mental notions.

• Propose Christianity exists only to comfort the weak.

What is an effective tactic to remove people from close encounters with Jesus?

• Suggest expectations of encounters with Jesus is childish.

• Suggest Jesus could not have really existed in history.

• Make Jesus an interesting figure of history.

• Point out the lack of modern appearances by Jesus.