C.S. Lewis Quiz

When and where was C.S. Lewis born?

• 1898 in London, England

• 1905 in Belfast, Ireland

• 1923 in Oxford, England

• 1940 in Cambridge, England

What is C.S. Lewis’s full name and what did his friends and family call him?

• Full name: Clive Stanley, Nickname: Clive

• Full name: Charles Staples, Nickname: Charlie

• Full name: Clive Staples, Nickname: Jack

• Full name: Christopher Seymour, Nickname: Chris

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What was unique about C.S. Lewis’s mother’s education?

• She was homeschooled by C.S. Lewis himself.

• She was a professor of literature at Oxford.

• She was self-taught and had no formal education.

• She attended the same school as her son, C.S. Lewis.

What happened to Lewis’s mother on August 23, 1908?

• She won a Nobel Prize for literature.

• She passed away after battling cancer.

• She published her first novel.

• She married C.S. Lewis's father.

How old was Lewis when he began reading? Age he began writing?

• He began reading at 3 and writing at 15.

• He began reading at 8 and writing at 15.

• He began reading at 12 and writing at 18.

• He began reading and writing at the same time, at 25.

What was Lewis’s involvement in WWI?

• He served as a soldier in the British Army.

• He was a conscientious objector and did not participate.

• He was a war correspondent for a newspaper.

• He worked as a nurse in a military hospital.

Describe Lewis’s faith during his teens and early 20s.

• He was a devout Christian during this time.

• He was an atheist and did not believe in God.

• He was agnostic and unsure about his beliefs.

• He followed a different religion during this period.

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What year did Lewis become a Christian?

• 1910

• 1931

• 1945

• 1960

How long did it take Lewis to write The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

• 3 months

• 1 year

• 5 years

• 10 years

Who did C.S. Lewis marry, and what did he consider to be a miracle?

• He married Joy Davidman, and he considered their love a miracle.

• He married Mary Thompson, and he considered their wedding a miracle.

• He married Lucy Pevensie, and he considered her his muse.

• He married Susan Pevensie, and he considered their adventures in Narnia a miracle.