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Who is the experienced demon mentoring a younger tempter through letters?
Screwtape
What is the purpose of the letters?
To guide Wormwood in corrupting the Patient and securing his damnation
What is the name that the Demons use when referring to God?
The Enemy
“The safest road to Hell is the ___ one.”
Gradual
What “concentric circles” model does Screwtape use to describe a human soul?
Will, intellect, and fantasy
Who is the junior demon that is trying to corrupt the Patient?
Wormwood
What is the historical setting/time that creates fear and anxiety for the patient?
World War II
What is the creature that humans are described as, living in both times and eternity?
Amphibians → half spirit and half animal
“Never having been a human (Oh that abominable advantage of the Enemy's!) you don't realise how enslaved they are to the pressure of ____.”
the ordinary
Which virtue does Screwtape warn Wormwood not to allow the Patient to fully understand?
Humility
Which demon is the one who delivers a lecture at the Tempters Training College?
Slubgob
What is the total number of letters in the book?
31
What is the concept that explains spiritual highs and lows in human life?
The Law of Undulation
“The Enemy's human partisans have all been plainly told by Him that suffering is an essential part of what He calls ____.”
Redemption
What are the "two real pleasures" Wormwood reluctantly allows the Patient to enjoy?
Reading a book purely for enjoyment and Walking alone to the old mill for tea
Who is one of Wormwood’s colleagues that is mentioned among Hell’s bureaucracy?
Either Triptweeze, Scabtree, or Glubose
What is the Patient’s final fate despite Wormwood’s efforts?
He dies in an air raid and goes to Heaven
What is the definition of the “Present” in the book?
It is the point where time touches eternity
“The more often he feels without acting, the less he will ever be able to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to ___.”
feel
Why does Screwtape emphasize using small, ordinary temptations rather than dramatic sins?
They gradually pull the soul away without being noticed
Who is the demon associated with greed and part of Hell’s larger hierarchy?
Mammon
What is the main thing that causes Wormwood’s failure with the Patient?
The Patient’s steady growth in his faith and his orientation toward God
What is God’s method of influencing humans that is contrasted with Hell’s desire for control?
He woos people, rather than forcing them
“It does not matter how small the sins are provided that their cumulative effect is to edge the man away from ___ and out into ___.”
the Light; the Nothing
Why does Screwtape believe feelings without action are spiritually dangerous?
They weaken the ability to act morally or spiritually over time