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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An unexpected pleasant aroma, according to Lewis, is which of the following?
(a) Desire pleasure.
(b) Gift pleasure.
(c) Appreciative pleasure.
(d) Need pleasure.

2. Which of the following is one of author C.S. Lewis' categorizations of love?
(a) Affection.
(b) Infatuation.
(c) Need love.
(d) Romantic love.

3. According to Lewis, when bestowed upon which of the following, admiration can be deemed as appreciative love?
(a) A parent.
(b) A musical composition.
(c) Art.
(d) A woman.

4. Which of the following does Lewis cite as being at the bottom of love?
(a) Appreciation.
(b) Notice.
(c) Like.
(d) Reverence.

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

6. Where does Lewis cite as having been the site for his organization of his thoughts about love?
(a) In the house where he was raised.
(b) At his old high school, where he met his first love.
(c) In St. Croix, where he honeymooned.
(d) In his mind.

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

8. Where does Lewis suggest that the love in nature be kept?
(a) In one's daily life.
(b) In one's mind.
(c) In its proper place.
(d) In literary works and art.

9. What is the length of Lewis' introduction to his book?
(a) Fourteen (14) pages.
(b) Twelve (12) pages.
(c) Nine (9) pages.
(d) Seven (7) pages.

10. Lewis acknowledges which of the following as being a category of love?
(a) Familial love.
(b) Appreciative love.
(c) Natural love.
(d) Unrequited love.

11. What literary technique does Lewis use to make his points on the subject of love?
(a) Simile.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Metaphor.

12. Lewis writes that which of the following can be considered equal to appreciative love?
(a) Reverence.
(b) Worship.
(c) Charity.
(d) Romance.

13. According to Lewis, which of the following is the "safest" type of love?
(a) Superficial love.
(b) Absolute love.
(c) Romantic love.
(d) All-consuming love.

14. According to Lewis, affection is a necessary part of which of the following?
(a) Long-term erotic love.
(b) Spontaneous love.
(c) Appreciative love.
(d) Need love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of pleasure, according to Lewis, lasts only as long as the need for it does?

2. What does Lewis surmise as being the basis for friendship?

3. Lewis observes that a person who truly appreciates a cross-section of humanity is capable of interacting with people from which of the following?

4. Which of the following elements does Lewis attribute to making people judge others by themselves?

5. The love of a child for a parent is which type of love?

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