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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. Dirt, writes Lewis in the introduction to his book, is clean as long as it remains on the ground, and not on which of the following?
(a) Library floor.
(b) Church altar.
(c) Hospital floor.
(d) Kitchen floor.

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

3. Lewis points out that patriotism can be aimed at all but which of the following?
(a) Family.
(b) Political party.
(c) Country.
(d) School.

4. While discussing affection that can occur between different species of animals, Lewis mentions that he has heard of affection occurring between a horse and which of the following?
(a) A duck.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A hen.
(d) A pig.

5. According to Lewis, what does affection expand to when the person upon whom affection is directed is gone?
(a) Appreciation.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Love.
(d) Praise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis cites that false history that puts a country in a better-than-accurate light is which of the following?

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

3. Affection, according to Lewis, is the type of love that is the least of which of the following?.

4. What two types of love does a mother provide for her baby, according to Lewis?

5. Lewis writes that which of the following can be considered equal to appreciative love?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author allude to as being the determinant for the type of rulers who govern a country?

3. What topic(s) does author C.S. Lewis share with the reader in the opening pages of his book that relate to his personal experience about writing a book focused on love?

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

5. How does the author explain that people go about putting themselves and their home country in the best possible light?

6. How does author C.S. Lewis describe affection?

7. What types of affectionate pairings does the author mention are capable of occurring?

8. What does the author use to amend to the list of favorable attributes relating to affection?

9. Describe the love-related warning that the author issues to the reader.

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

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