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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. Lewis cites that most of our ancestors went into marriage without which of the following?
(a) A marriage license.
(b) Children.
(c) Love.
(d) A blood test.

2. Lewis notes that in prior times, having friendships appeared to raise a person to which of the following?
(a) "High level of reverence and respect."
(b) "Level of gods or angels."
(c) "Level of immense popularity in the community."
(d) "Level of high authority."

3. Lewis states that finding true affection, friendship, and deeper love for a person takes which of the following actions in order to evoke affection in return?
(a) Conducting one-on-one discussions.
(b) Taking actions that make them happy.
(c) Devotion.
(d) Commitment.

4. According to Lewis, what is the reason that people are tempted to overstep the bounds of affection?
(a) Simply because they are insecure.
(b) Simply because they are selfish.
(c) Simply because they are people.
(d) Simply because they are affectionate.

5. 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 made up of individuals who are all self-sufficient."
(b) "I sacrifice everything for my family."
(c) "My family is an ideal family without any problems or worries."
(d) "I live for my family."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lewis equates meeting around the dinner table for conversation as which of the following?

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

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

5. A man may seek out friends as a means to fill his need for friends, but also to accomplish which of the following, according to Lewis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author support his contention that there is advantage to numbers beyond two when applied to friendship?

2. What was it that the author listed that Mrs. Fidget did for her family?

3. What does the author note in relation to pitfalls associated with animals?

4. Describe the example that the author mentions in the friendship section of his book that can actually be labeled as "the opposite of friendship."

5. What were some of the activities that author Lewis noted as having taken place in the Fidget household after Mrs. Fidget died?

6. Describe the observations that the author makes in relation to the workplace playing an instrumental role in the formation of friendships between men and women.

7. What are some of the exclusion elements relevant to friendship that the author points out?

8. In the Eros section of his book, the author provides an illustration about the instrumental role that Eros plays in a person's state of being in love. How is it illustrated, and how can it be interpreted?

9. Describe the "battle of the sexes" that the author writes about in the friendship section of his book.

10. Describe some of the profound observations that the author makes about the real value of friendship.

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