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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eros.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following poets does Lewis quote when he writes, "A man's reason for not wanting his country to be ruled by foreigners are very like his reasons for not wanting his house to be burned down."
(a) Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Robert Browning.

2. What does Lewis cite as having encountered as he was preparing himself to write his book?
(a) Documentation to support his manuscript.
(b) A large number of publishers who were eager to publish his book.
(c) Encouragement from his colleagues.
(d) Problems.

3. Lewis states that which of the following must be applied to Eros?
(a) He must not be taken seriously.
(b) He must me taken seriously.
(c) He must be ruled.
(d) He must be obeyed.

4. Which type of pleasure, according to Lewis, lasts only as long as the need for it does?
(a) Involuntary pleasure.
(b) Need pleasure.
(c) Temporary pleasure.
(d) Sporadic pleasure.

5. According to Lewis, what does affection expand to when the person upon whom affection is directed is gone?
(a) Appreciation.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Praise.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis cites that most of our ancestors went into marriage without which of the following?

2. Lewis cites that when men in a certain neighborhood have been well-educated and become white-collar professionals, why might they view women as being child-like?

3. What literary technique does Lewis use to make his points on the subject of love?

4. Which of the following is the name of the individual whom Lewis uses in his illustrative story about refusing to release the notion of being needed?

5. Lewis states that it is a fallacy to believe that nature is which of the following?

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