Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast in 1898. Though educated in England, the landscape and culture of Northern Ireland always held a special place in his heart. In 1917 Lewis volunteered for the British Army and served in the trenches in World War One. Six months later he was wounded and returned to England. There he studied at Oxford University and in 1925 he became Tutor in English Literature at Magdalen College.
Lewis became friends with fellow tutor and novelist J. R. R. Tolkien, whose influence led him to a conversion from atheism to Christianity. This became an important part of his life and he is almost as famous a theologian as he is an author. His most well-known works are The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy.
In 1956, life-long bachelor Lewis married Joy Davidman. She died of cancer four years later at the age of 45. Lewis himself died in 1963, one week before his 65th birthday.
How well do you know the life and works of C.S. Lewis? Test yourself in this fun quiz!
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What were Lewis' Christian names? |
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Clive Samuel |
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Clive Staples |
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Colin Samuel |
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Colin Staples |
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What was the title of Lewis' 1938 science fiction novel, the first in his Space Trilogy? |
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Out of the Shadowy Planet |
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Out of the Secret Planet |
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Out of the Silent Planet |
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Out of the Silver Planet |
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What is the name of the lion in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? |
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Aslan |
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Eslan |
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Islan |
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Oslan |
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How many novels did Lewis write in his Chronicles of Narnia series? |
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Lewis was born in 1898 in which city? |
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Belfast |
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Cardiff |
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Dublin |
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Edinburgh |
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What is the title of Lewis' first published work, a 1919 collection of poems? |
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Ghosts in Bondage |
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Men in Bondage |
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Spirits in Bondage |
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Women in Bondage |
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What is the title of Lewis' 1945 fantasy novel? |
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The Great Depression |
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The Great Desert |
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The Great Divide |
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The Great Divorce |
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What is the surname of the four children who feature in The Chronicles of Narnia? |
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Perkins |
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Pevensie |
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Pirbright |
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Purbeck |
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Who provided the voice of the lion in the 2005 film version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? |
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Hugh Grant |
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Liam Neeson |
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Bill Nighy |
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Ray Winstone |
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What is the name of the prince in the title of the second book that was published in the Chronicles of Narnia series? |
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Prince Caspar |
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Prince Caspian |
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Prince Cassius |
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Prince Castilian |
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1.
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What were Lewis' Christian names? |
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Clive Samuel |
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Clive Staples |
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Colin Samuel |
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Colin Staples |
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What was the title of Lewis' 1938 science fiction novel, the first in his Space Trilogy? |
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Out of the Shadowy Planet |
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Out of the Secret Planet |
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Out of the Silent Planet |
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Out of the Silver Planet |
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What is the name of the lion in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? |
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Aslan |
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Eslan |
[ ] |
Islan |
[ ] |
Oslan |
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4.
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How many novels did Lewis write in his Chronicles of Narnia series? |
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5.
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Lewis was born in 1898 in which city? |
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Belfast |
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Cardiff |
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Dublin |
[ ] |
Edinburgh |
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What is the title of Lewis' first published work, a 1919 collection of poems? |
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Ghosts in Bondage |
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Men in Bondage |
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Spirits in Bondage |
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Women in Bondage |
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7.
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What is the title of Lewis' 1945 fantasy novel? |
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The Great Depression |
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The Great Desert |
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The Great Divide |
[x] |
The Great Divorce |
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What is the surname of the four children who feature in The Chronicles of Narnia? |
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Perkins |
[x] |
Pevensie |
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Pirbright |
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Purbeck |
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Who provided the voice of the lion in the 2005 film version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? |
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Hugh Grant |
[x] |
Liam Neeson |
[ ] |
Bill Nighy |
[ ] |
Ray Winstone |
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10.
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What is the name of the prince in the title of the second book that was published in the Chronicles of Narnia series? |
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Prince Caspar |
[x] |
Prince Caspian |
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Prince Cassius |
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Prince Castilian |
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