Monday, January 14, 2008

C.S. Lewis Trivia!!

Now that you know a little about our group, we want to know how much you think you know about C.S. Lewis.

1. What does the "C" and "S" in C.S. Lewis stand for?

2. What pub did C.S. Lewis meet at regularly to discuss literary criticism with friends and what other famous writer also attended this pub?

3. Can you name 5 of C.S. Lewis' books? Try it.

4. Where was C.S. Lewis born?

5. What were C.S. Lewis' three degrees from Oxford?

6. Which college did Lewis teach at Oxford?





Answers:
1. Clive Staples
2. Eagle and Child (Bird and the Baby). Writer J.R.R. Tolkien and also Charles Williams
3. Mere Christianity, Screwtape letters, The Four Loves, Perelandra, The Great Divorce, Weight of Glory, Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed, Surprised by Joy, Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition, Abolition of Man, Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold, That Hideous Strength, etc...
4. Belfast, Ireland
5. Honor Mods (Greek and Latin Texts), Greats (Classical Philosophy), and English Language and Literature (Old and Middle English)
6. Magdalen College


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