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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 does Lewis surmise as being the basis for friendship?
(a) Personal taste.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Common interests.
(d) Respect.

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

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

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

5. According to Lewis, individuals are able to do which of the following in relation to the need pleasures of others?
(a) Be disinterested.
(b) Be oblivious.
(c) Be supportive.
(d) Be critical.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Lewis, a person should constantly be doing which of the following?

3. The ultimate destination that Lewis mentions in the introduction to his book is which of the following?

4. According to Lewis, when will our need for God end?

5. According to Lewis, what does affection expand to when the person upon whom affection is directed is gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author mention that is likely to happen if people do not temper their love in nature tempered with Bible study and prayer?

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

4. How does the author describe "appreciative love"?

5. Describe the observations that author C.S. Lewis offers in relation to the words, "like" and "love" as he notes that he will begin his discussion of love, "at the very bottom of love--like" in the section of his book subtitled, "Likings and Loves for the Sub-Human."

6. Describe "need pleasure" as described by the author.

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

8. What example does the author provide to illustrate that affection does not need to be earned, but simply felt for the familiar?

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

10. To what does the author equate the idea of people putting their country, themselves, and their race in the best possible light?

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