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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis notes that the most common type of affection is which of the following?
(a) Cat for woman.
(b) Dog for man.
(c) Dog for woman.
(d) Man for Cat.

2. Lewis cites that false history that puts a country in a better-than-accurate light is which of the following?
(a) Expected.
(b) Patriotic.
(c) Poisonous.
(d) Flippant.

3. Which of the following would be a terrible companion for a nature lover, according to Lewis?
(a) An anthropologist.
(b) An ecologist.
(c) A geologist.
(d) A botanist.

4. The clergyman whom Lewis encountered and conversed with concerning the validity of statements made by those who believed that their mother country had the most beautiful women and the most heroic men was from which of the following countries?
(a) England.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Japan.
(d) Finland.

5. Unlike affection, Lewis writes, people feel that they have to take action in order to attract which of the following?
(a) Friendship or erotic love.
(b) Dignity and respect.
(c) Love and security.
(d) Self-assurance and worth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pleasure, according to Lewis, is not always which of the following?

2. Patriotism, according to Lewis, is good in which of the following amounts?

3. Lewis writes that which of the following can be considered equal to appreciative love?

4. What aspect within their lives do people tend to place most importance upon (along with themselves) in order to put themselves in the best possible light?

5. A man who works, saves, and plans for his family's future, according to Lewis, is exhibiting which type of love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What term does the author use to describe the event in which love is allowed to grow too far out of bounds, and problems arise that ultimately result in the takeover of a person's life?

2. What topic(s) does author C.S. Lewis share with the reader in the opening pages of his book that relate to his personal experience about writing a book focused on love?

3. Describe "need pleasure" as described by the author.

4. Why, based on the author's assertions, do people not want foreigners to take over the governance of their country?

5. What words of encouragement does the author have for the mother who feels that her child no longer needs her?

6. What types of affectionate pairings does the author mention are capable of occurring?

7. What are the four types of love that the author mentions in relation to the forthcoming focus of his book?

8. How does the author contradict the widely-accepted belief concerning verification of the theological proposition?

9. What does the author allude to as being the determinant for the type of rulers who govern a country?

10. What does the author use to amend to the list of favorable attributes relating to affection?

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