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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the single element that Lewis mentions to be instrumental in helping an individual find sufficient strength to stand up before the masses for his/her belief(s)?
(a) Strength of friends behind them.
(b) Psychological counseling.
(c) Strength of family behind them.
(d) Hypnosis.

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

3. Who were our ancestors married to, according to Lewis?
(a) To someone with whom they shared religious views.
(b) To their first love.
(c) To the first blue blood who would agree to marry them.
(d) To someone selected by their parents.

4. A person's affection for animals, Lewis asserts, tends to drain which of the following?
(a) The need for acceptance by others.
(b) The need for others' attention.
(c) The need to be needed by the family.
(d) The need for affection.

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

6. According to Lewis, what did the character whom he used to illustrate perversion in gift love constantly tell others in relation to her family?
(a) "My family is an ideal family without any problems or worries."
(b) "I live for my family."
(c) "I sacrifice everything for my family."
(d) "My family is made up of individuals who are all self-sufficient."

7. Lewis notes that Eros will demand which of the following?
(a) Worship.
(b) Attention.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Care.

8. Lewis asserts that an individual in a crowd of a different opinion tends to be which of the following?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Timid.
(d) Argumentative.

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

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

11. Which of the following does Lewis NOT cite as a factor that may have affected your choice in friends?
(a) Religion.
(b) Choice of university.
(c) Geographic location.
(d) Birth year.

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

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

14. Lewis points out that both men and women want which of the following in addition to a spouse or a significant other?
(a) Affection.
(b) Security.
(c) Attention.
(d) Friendship.

15. Which types of love, according to Lewis, are subject to the effects of jealousy?
(a) Romantic love and natural love.
(b) Need love and gift love.
(c) Affection and genuine love.
(d) All types of love.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Romantic period, according to Lewis, people turned their attention away from friendship, and toward which of the following?

2. Lewis turns to which of the following professions to illustrate a refusal of releasing the notion of being needed?

3. Based on Lewis' observations, what level of emphasis do modern writers place on friendship?

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

5. What does Lewis cite as being a possibility of being accomplished by a small group of friends?

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