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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis equates meeting around the dinner table for conversation as which of the following?
(a) A time to eat the lightest meal of the day.
(b) A time for reflection on the day's events.
(c) An opportunity to plan the following day.
(d) A social opportunity.

2. Eros, according to Lewis, has the capability of turning love into which of the following?
(a) A religion.
(b) A deception.
(c) An obsession.
(d) A form of punishment.

3. According to Lewis, most friendships exist between men and men and women and women due to which of the following?
(a) There are seldom shared activities between the two genders.
(b) Fear of rejection of friendship by member(s) of the opposite sex.
(c) Adherence to parental advice to avoid cultivating friendship with the opposite sex.
(d) Both genders have carried over their distaste for one another since childhood.

4. Which of the following does Lewis deem necessary for a man and a woman to make a long-term relationship work?
(a) Commitment.
(b) Trust.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Faithfulness.

5. Lewis points out that it is satisfying to know that your lover can be friends with which of the following?
(a) Your friends.
(b) Your family members.
(c) Your former spouse.
(d) Your parents.

6. According to Lewis, most people regard friendship as being which of the following in relation to all the kinds of love?
(a) Most important.
(b) Least important.
(c) Least likely to last.
(d) Most likely to last.

7. Lewis refers to Eros as a "he," deeming him which of the following?
(a) Father of Cupid.
(b) The most high of the loves.
(c) Father of Love.
(d) Symbolic in nature.

8. Lewis states that those who feel that they may be losing a loved one to change are fearful of which of the following?
(a) That the endeavor that has taken their loved one away will take up all of their loved one's time.
(b) That the endeavor that has taken their loved one away may exclude them out of their loved one's life.
(c) That the endeavor that has taken their loved one away may be something that they are not capable of doing themselves.
(d) That the endeavor that has taken their loved one away may be worthwhile.

9. Lewis cites which of the following groups from ancient times as illustrative of friendship and bonding having evolved as a result of necessity and unity?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) Explorers.

10. 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?
(a) Dr. Quartz.
(b) Dr. McGrew.
(c) Dr. Colinot.
(d) Dr. Keaton.

11. Which of the following is an unconventional basis for friendship that Lewis cites?
(a) Intimidation.
(b) A history of having engaged in a bitter dispute.
(c) Differences of opinion.
(d) The ability to exclude others.

12. Lewis notes that a change in societal attitudes relating to friendship label it as which of the following?
(a) "Friends can become part of an extended family."
(b) "Friends are like a garden. Cultivate the good ones, and weed out the bad ones."
(c) "Friends have become something to fill in the chinks."
(d) "Friends have become the main course of life's banquet."

13. Lewis equates the vows of Eros to those of which of the following?
(a) A bride.
(b) A godparent.
(c) A groom.
(d) A priest.

14. Which is the least jealous of the loves, according to Lewis?
(a) Need love.
(b) Affection.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Appreciative love.

15. 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?
(a) Because they are too selective.
(b) Because they deem the women not to be in their socio-economic class.
(c) Because of the manner in which the women tend to complain and whine around them.
(d) Because they are not similarly educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do we tend to hold onto with respect to affection, according to Lewis?

2. Lewis asserts that all people need which of the following?

3. The promise of life-long love is which of the following, according to Lewis?

4. Lewis writes that to say, "These are my friends..." implies which of the following?

5. While discussing Eros, which of the following is Lewis certain to NOT include in his discussion?

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