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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 which of the following groups from ancient times as illustrative of friendship and bonding having evolved as a result of necessity and unity?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Explorers.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Philosophers.

2. Which of the following does Lewis assert that women want?
(a) To be the object of one's affection.
(b) Someone with whom to share life.
(c) A successful career.
(d) Notoriety.

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

4. Which types of love, according to Lewis, are subject to the effects of jealousy?
(a) All types of love.
(b) Affection and genuine love.
(c) Need love and gift love.
(d) Romantic love and natural love.

5. Which of the following is an unconventional basis for friendship that Lewis cites?
(a) A history of having engaged in a bitter dispute.
(b) Differences of opinion.
(c) The ability to exclude others.
(d) Intimidation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis cites that friendship expects which of the following in return for help?

2. The promise of life-long love is which of the following, according to Lewis?

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?

4. "We choose our friends." How does Lewis label that statement?

5. Which of the following labels does Lewis caution against correlating with friendship prior to evaluating the friendship first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the pitfalls associated with the physical part of being in love, according to the author?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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