Screwtape Letters Test Study Guide

Screwtape Letters Test Study Guide

Screwtape Letters Test Study Guide

  1. Know the Characters in the Book
  1. The main purpose of Screwtape’s Letters is to distract the Patient from his relationship with God, how does he do that?
  1. The basic structure of each of the letter is

An admonishment of ______, warning of a ______, advice to attract the ______

  1. Why is Screwtape cautious about the prayer life of the Patient?
  1. What is it about fear and anxiety that Screwtape hopes to capitalize upon?
  1. Why is a ‘moderate religion’ preferred by Screwtape?
  1. From Screwtapes perspective is the influence of the young Christian woman on the Patient a good thing or a bad thing?
  1. Screwtape is content with the idea of Christianity AND something. Why is Christianity AND something limiting the Patient’s relationship with God?
  1. In Letter 12 Screwtape says to his nephew, “It does not matter how small the sins are provided that their cumulative effect is to edge that man away from the Light and in to the Nothing.” What does Screwtape mean by this statement?
  2. Screwtape is encouraging a minimalist attitude of deception
  3. Screwtape is encouraging a gradual attitude of deception.
  4. Screwtape is encouraging a grandiose attitude of deception.
  5. Screwtape is encouraging a clear and precise attitude of deception.
  1. Why does Screwtape tell his nephew to direct the Patient to see Jesus within the context of the ‘historical Jesus’?
  1. In Letter 19 Screwtape has a very difficult time understanding this reality of God (the Enemy) and he says that it “a contradiction in terms.” What is it that he’s perplexed by?
  1. Who fails at the end of the book?
  1. How does Screwtape feel about science and logic.
  1. The patient becomes a Christian; Screwtape feels…
  1. Screwtape says that when humans have lived together for a long time…
  1. What makes Wormwood “drunk”
  1. What advice does Screwtape give to Wormwood regarding the war and the Pateint’s hatred for the Germans?
  1. Does Screwtape think the Patient should be a pacifist of an extreme patriot?
  1. Screwtape says that to the demons humans are______
  1. T/F Tempters cannot produce a pleasure.
  1. What is the asphyxiating cloud which surrounded the patient preventing Wormwood from attacking?
  1. What is the point at which time touches eternity?
  1. Screwtape says that if a patient can’t be cured of churchgoing he should be tempted to
  1. Regarding gluttony the tempter should make his patient
  1. According to The Screwtape Letters, why was the devil thrown out of Heaven?
  1. What does Screwtape ask Wormwood regarding chastity and the patient?
  2. “I suppose you’ve tried persuading him that chastity is unhealthy?”
  3. “I suppose you’ve tried persuading him that chastity is unrealistic?”
  1. According to Screwtape, what does it mean when a man uses the phrase “My God”?
  1. What does Screwtape turn into when he finds out the patient is in love with a good woman?
  1. T/F Regarding politics and religion, Screwtapefeels they should be separate.
  1. What fault in the patient’s girlfriend does Screwtape wish to exploit?
  1. What does Screwtape mean by “mere” Christianity?
  1. What does Screwtape suggest about courtship?
  1. What does Screwtape say about free will
  1. Does Screwtape want the patient to die in the war?
  2. Yes
  3. No
  1. According to Screwtape what best leads to greater hatred?
  2. Fear
  3. Revenge
  1. What does Screwtape say about struggles:
  1. In letter 2 it was said that “ What he says, even on his knees, about his own sinfulness is all ______”
  1. In letter 4: what is one the ways Screwtape wanted Wormword to prevent the patient from giving attention to the “Enemy”?
  1. T/F Screwtape wants Wormwood to focus on prayer rather that pacifism and patriotism?
  1. How doesScrewtape use the Past and Future to create fear in the patient?
  1. According to Screwtape what is a powerful display of Faith in God?
  1. Screwtape believes that the best way to ruin someone’s humility is to”?
  1. Strong Hope or Strong Fear about the future is potentially damaging because?
  1. How does media affect our relationships?
  2. It direct our desires to images and things that are fantasy
  3. Creates impossible expectations
  4. All of the above
  1. Screwtape want the human to pursue?
  2. Worldy advances
  3. The Sacraments
  4. Pride
  5. Both a and c
  1. T/F The Patient falls in love with young lady who is not a Christian.
  1. What are the two types of imaginary woman that humans are haunted by?
  1. Screwtape would rather the Patient focus on the ______then the Gospels.