Vocab
Sojourn
A temporary place to stay
In Letter 2, what does Screwtape recommend Wormwood do when the Patient is in church?
Distract him with those around him
In Letter 6, why does Screwtape say, "The malice thus becomes wholly real and the benevolence largely imaginary"
It means that the kindness is reserved for strangers and judgement is reserved for those closest to him
In Letter 11, what was one of the jokes that Screwtape talked about?
Flippant jokes
In Letter 28, what is Screwtape saying the Wormwood wants to avoid with the patient?
The patient dying
Coterie
An intimate and often exclusive group of people of the same interest
In Letter 3, what does Screwtape recommend Wormwood do to the mother-son relationship?
To make the mother annoy her son
In Letter 7, Screwtape talks about "comic" images of the devils. What does this mean?
Makes people think of devils in a postive light
In Letter 12, what is an example of something that is not a sin but can lead us down a dangerous path?
Doomscrolling on your phone for hours
In Letter 29, what is the letter saying that people don't do?
Trust the LORD with their future
Flippancy
inappropriate levity
In Letter 4, it makes a reference to which biblical event?
The gold ox in Exodus
The Prodigal Son
In Letter 8, who is Slubgob?
The demon in charge of the college
In Letter 13, why is Screwtape mad at Wormwood?
He let the patient have two real pleasures
In Letter 30, it talks about a way to get the patient to sin in war, it specifically notes what thing?
False Hope
Escapist
A person who avoids reality through fantasy
In Letter 5, why is Screwtape warning Wormwood not to celebrate?
Because the patient is not won over to their side
In Letter 9, what does a 'moderate religion' refer to?
Lukewarm Christianity
In Letter 15, what does Screwtape tell Wormwood to use to draw the Patient away from God?
The Future
In Letter 31, what happened to the Patient?
He died and went to Heaven
Insipid
lacking in qualities that interest
In Letter 1, when Screwtape is talking about how modern news outlets are allies to the devils, what does he mean?
In Letter 10, what is meant by 'parallel lives'
Being a Christian in front of one group but acting completely different with another group
In Letter 17, what does it say about the mother?
Being difficult to please due to her wanting something specific
In Letter 14, what is an example of fake humbleness?
Talking badly about yourself