Favorite Authors C.S. Lewis

His writing encompassed fiction; nonfiction; children’s stories such as the Chronicles of Narnia; and books about literature, including English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Excluding Drama; but how much do you know about C.S. Lewis and the world he lived in? Try the following puzzles to find out!

First, fill in the blanks in the following puzzle using the word bank provided. Next, create a timeline of a few of C.S. Lewis’ works by writing the letter that corresponds to the correct year of publication beside each work. Finally, take a look at life in C.S. Lewis’ time. For each date, choose the correct event from U.S. history and the correct event from world history and write their corresponding letters in the blanks beside the facts. An answer key is in the back if you get stumped. Have fun!

C.S. Lewis, an ______-born ______and author of more than ______books, was born on November 29, 1898, in ______. Education was very important to Lewis’ family. His father was a ______, and his mother had a college degree at a time when it was not common for women. Lewis began reading when he was only ______years old and began writing stories when he was ______. In 1916, he won a ______to ______. He served in ______and then studied at ______, where he became a fellow and tutor in 1925. He kept this position until 1954, when he became a professor of ______and Renaissance English at the ______. He wrote many ______, including the popular ______and his ______-volume series, ______. He also wrote an ______of his early life, ______, in 1955. He married an ______named Joy Davidman Gresham later in life in 1956. He was a good friend of ______, another famous author. Lewis died in 1963.

scholarship Medieval Oxford

Chronicles of Narnia Irish autobiography

three J.R.R. Tolkien forty

American University College The Screwtape Letters

scholar novels lawyer

seven Belfast University of Cambridge

World War I Surprised by Joy five

_____ 1. That Hideous Strength _____ 2. The Problem of Pain _____ 3. A Grief Observed _____ 4. Letters to Malcolm _____ 5. English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Excluding Drama _____ 6. Perelandra _____ 7. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe _____ 8. Out of the Silent Planet _____ 9. Miracles: A Preliminary Study _____ 10. The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature _____ 11. The Screwtape Letters _____ 12. Studies in Words

a. 1964 g. 1961 b. 1938 h. 1954 c. 1963 i. 1960 d. 1942 j. 1940 e. 1945 k. 1947 f. 1950 l. 1943

U.S. World ______1. 1898—C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland ______2. 1916—Won a scholarship to University College ______3. 1925—Became a fellow and tutor of Magdalen College, Oxford ______4. 1936—Published The Allegory of Love ______5. 1943—Published The Abolition of Man ______6. 1952—Published Mere Christianity ______7. 1954—Became a professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge ______8. 1955—Published an autobiography of his early life Surprised by Joy ______9. 1956—Married Joy Davidman Gresham ______10. 1963—C.S. Lewis died

United States a. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka b. The U.S. battleship Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba c. U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas d. The United States banned the sale of pre-sliced bread to save costs during World War II e. Pancho Villa’s troops invaded New Mexico f. U.S. President Eisenhower held the first televised press conference g. Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States h. In Wyoming, Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female governor in the United States i. The first gorilla born in captivity was born in a zoo in Columbus, Ohio j. Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York

World k. During World War I, the Battle of Verdun began l. Morocco gained its independence m. The Spanish Civil War began n. Elizabeth II became queen of the United Kingdom o. Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States p. Lester B. Pearson became prime minister of Canada q. The French base at Dien Bien Phu was attacked by the Vietminh during the First Indochina War r. West Germany joined NATO s. The first transatlantic radio broadcast occurred t. German Field Marshall Friedrich Paulus surrendered to the Soviet Army at Stalingrad © Bonnie Rose Hudson www.writebonnierose.com C.S. Lewis Fill-In C.S. Lewis, an Irish-born scholar and author of more than forty books, was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast. Education was very important to Lewis’ family. His father was a lawyer, and his mother had a college degree at a time when it was not common for women. Lewis began reading when he was only three years old and began writing stories when he was five. In 1916, he won a scholarship to University College. He served in World War I and then studied at Oxford, where he became a fellow and tutor in 1925. He kept this position until 1954, when he became a professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge. He wrote many novels, including the popular The Screwtape Letters and his seven-volume series, Chronicles of Narnia. He also wrote an autobiography of his early life, Surprised by Joy, in 1955. He married an American named Joy Davidman Gresham later in life in 1956. He was a good friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, another famous author. Lewis died in 1963.

C.S. Lewis’ Works 1. e 2. j 3. g 4. c 5. h 6. l 7. f 8. b 9. k 10. a 11. d 12. i

Life in C.S. Lewis’ Time U.S. World 1. __b__ __o__ 2. __e__ __k__ 3. __h__ __s__ 4. __j__ __m__ 5. __d__ __t__ 6. __g__ __n__ 7. __a__ __q__ 8. __f__ __r__ 9. __i__ __l__ 10. __c__ __p__