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Quiz about The Great Divorce by CS Lewis

"The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis Quiz

The story of a man's tour of Heaven and its visitors' and inhabitants' view of it, compared to Hell.

A multiple-choice quiz by algrewehou. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
algrewehou

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,719

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
454

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the weather like at the bus stop? Hint

Sunny

Rainy

Cloudy

Snowy

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Question 2 of 10

2. The bus flew to heaven.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. With what did the Teacher compare the size of Hell to, on Earth? Hint

A small town

A pebble

An entire planet

A mouse's ear

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is an alternate name used for Hell in the novel? Hint

The Opposite Neighborhood

The Furnace

The Town

The Enemy

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the teacher's name? Hint

His name isn't given

Sarah Smith

George MacDonald

Aslan

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following seems to have been stolen from Heaven and brought back to Hell? Hint

A Tulip

A Photograph

The Holy Grail

A Golden Apple

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Question 7 of 10

7. There was a brawl on the bus to Heaven.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is NOT true about the Heaven described in this novel? Hint

Visitors can walk on water.

Visitors are transparent.

Visitors can walk through solid objects.

Flowers are nearly impossible to pick.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why does the teacher say that it is particularly hard for artists to get into Heaven? Hint

Answer not listed

Because the point of their art is to earn money.

Because their art on Earth is meant to capture Heaven.

Because God doesn't like their art.

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Question 10 of 10

10. The narrator is dead.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the weather like at the bus stop?

Answer: Rainy

It was raining at the bus stop, perhaps symbolic of God's mourning for the damned.

2. The bus flew to heaven.

Answer: False

Although it was described as flying at the beginning of the novel, it is explained at the end of the novel that the bus in fact was growing to a normal size.

3. With what did the Teacher compare the size of Hell to, on Earth?

Answer: A pebble

Since the bus had grown, obviously Hell is a small place. Since the souls fit in there, it can be concluded that the residents' souls' sizes have diminished by lack of God in their lives.

4. What is an alternate name used for Hell in the novel?

Answer: The Town

Hell is often referred to as a small town, which, according to descriptions from the visitors, is a very materialistic area.

5. What is the teacher's name?

Answer: George MacDonald

George MacDonald was a Scottish writer who the narrator admires, and happens to find in Heaven.

6. Which of the following seems to have been stolen from Heaven and brought back to Hell?

Answer: A Golden Apple

There was a man who struggled mightily to grab an apple from the seemingly metallic tree of Heaven. As he walked away with the apple, the waterfall yelled at him to come back and learn to eat the fruits of heaven on a regular basis.

7. There was a brawl on the bus to Heaven.

Answer: True

The poet was about to tell the narrator about his poem, but a brawl broke out, after which the narrator found himself with a new travelling companion...he never heard the poem.

8. Which of the following is NOT true about the Heaven described in this novel?

Answer: Visitors can walk through solid objects.

Despite their transparent appearance and description as being ghosts, the visitors can not walk through solid objects such as the trees.

9. Why does the teacher say that it is particularly hard for artists to get into Heaven?

Answer: Because their art on Earth is meant to capture Heaven.

According to the teacher, art is something that is meant to capture Heaven and tell the people of Earth about it. But since nothing can get better than Heaven and everybody already sees it, they have an especially hard time entering Heaven.

10. The narrator is dead.

Answer: False

Right before the narrator wakes up the teacher reveals to him that he is not dead and that the choice between Heaven and Hell isn't upon him yet.

Source: Author algrewehou

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