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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 points out that it is satisfying to know that your lover can be friends with which of the following?
(a) Your parents.
(b) Your former spouse.
(c) Your family members.
(d) Your friends.

2. Lewis define Eros as being which of the following?
(a) Man's yearning for guidance.
(b) A Greek god.
(c) Man's search for truth.
(d) The state of being in love.

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) Commitment.
(b) Devotion.
(c) Taking actions that make them happy.
(d) Conducting one-on-one discussions.

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

5. Which is the least jealous of the loves, according to Lewis?
(a) Affection.
(b) Appreciative love.
(c) Need love.
(d) Friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis note that a person who is in love with a friend will do in relation to losing the love or the friendship equally?

2. A young lady told Lewis that key evenings only occurred when two men were prevented from engaging in talk about a "subject." The author labeled the scenario that the young lady described as which of the following?

3. Lewis notes that a change in societal attitudes relating to friendship label it as which of the following?

4. According to Lewis, what element precludes crossing the lines of gender in relation to friendship?

5. Lewis cites that when men in a certain neighborhood spend their time working while the women may have pursued literary or artistic interests, how are the women likely to label the men?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author observe about the necessity of friendship?

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

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

5. How does the author support his assertion that both single and married women seek ways to cross the barriers that keep them from establishing friendships with men?

6. How does the author describe the general misconception that people maintain about friendship?

7. What is a process that the author mentions that evokes affection in return?

8. Although he introduces Eros as the state of being in love, in the Eros section of his book, the author personifies Eros. Describe the author's characterization of Eros.

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

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

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