The Screwtape Letters

Why should a fiend never use science?

• Science is too difficult to understand.

• Science has too many sub-sections.

• Science prompts a person to think.

• Science changes over time.

According to the author,

what are the 2 mistakes mankind can make

regarding the

devil?

• Believing he does not exist

• Give him a bacon sandwich for lunch.

• Invite him to your birthday party

• Having an unhealthy interest or obession in him

What is Screwtape’s purported relationship to the novice tempter Wormwood?

• Friend

• Neighbor

• Uncle

• Nephew

According to Screwtape, what are the four sources of laughter?

• joy

• fun

• proper joke

• flippancy

What does Hell most resemble in the Screwtape Letters?

• English classroom

• A corporate office

• High School Prom

• Church

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.

Why does Screwtape think it is best not to have a person die young?

• Young souls in Hell are not very interesting.

• Life short in years gives the devil less to work with.

• Disappointments in life and fatigue of fighting the same temptations best prepare a person for Hell.

• Life short in years precludes using the devil's best tactics.

What does Lewis remind is a reliable road to Hell?

• The lack of response to prayers to God.

• The long, slow, slippery slope.

• The lack of prayer.

• Dramatic sins followed by early death.

How does Screwtape instruct Wormwood to use the horrors of war?

• Use the horror that happens to create hateful thoughts of more horror.

• Use the scenes of horror to provke anger toward God.

• Let humans think that only horror is real, goodness and beauty are not equally real.

• Use the scenes of horror to induce cowardice.

What is upsetting to Screwtape about the sudden demise?

• Wormwood failed to ask Screwtape's help at the end.

• The patient "got through" without slow suffering plus he immediately recognized the workings of Wormwood.

• The patient had too much time for preparation.

• Wormwood was inattentive and all was lost.