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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. What two types of love does a mother provide for her baby, according to Lewis?
(a) Gift love and Need love.
(b) Genuine love and Natural love.
(c) Appreciative love and Gift love.
(d) Agape love and Need love.

2. Lewis notes that affection ignores which of the following?
(a) All sorts of barriers.
(b) Past romantic history.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Criticism by others.

3. Lewis cites that his own generation was told not to use which of the following words in relation to strawberries?
(a) Appreciate.
(b) Like.
(c) Adore.
(d) Love.

4. Lewis states that affection can exist between a cat and which of the following?
(a) A hamster.
(b) A bug.
(c) A bird.
(d) A dog.

5. Which of the following can be correlated to patriotism?
(a) Affection.
(b) Desire pleasure.
(c) Appreciative love.
(d) Need love.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to Lewis, it is necessary to make which of the following out of nature?

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

4. At what level does Lewis suggest that patriotism be maintained?

5. Lewis acknowledges which of the following as being a category of love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author write in relation to how a person treats affection in his/her life?

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

3. How does the author incorporate the use of a glass of water to illustrate "need pleasure"?

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

5. What interesting observation does the author write about in relation to a friend becoming an "old friend"?

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

7. How is disinterest in what is "need pleasure" for others illustrated in a heroic light by the author in the "Likings and Loves for the Sub-Human" section of his book?

8. What are the two categories that the author divides all love types into as he begins his discussion on the subject of love?

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

10. Describe the introduction to The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis.

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