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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 refers to Eros as a "he," deeming him which of the following?
(a) Father of Love.
(b) Father of Cupid.
(c) Symbolic in nature.
(d) The most high of the loves.

2. 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) Philosophers.
(b) Sailors.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Explorers.

3. Eros honored and allowed to run free will consume and become which of the following, according to Lewis?
(a) A soothsayer.
(b) A sea captain.
(c) A knight.
(d) A demon.

4. Lewis notes that Eros will demand which of the following?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Care.
(c) Attention.
(d) Worship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis asserts that all people need which of the following?

2. Which of the following does Lewis NOT cite as a factor that may have affected your choice in friends?

3. 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?

4. Lewis makes it a point to label which of the following as a serious topic?

5. A person's affection for animals, Lewis asserts, tends to drain which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author say about the possibility of men and women forming and maintaining friendships?

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

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

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

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

7. How does the author, in the Eros part of his book, place the act of eating at the same level of importance as the physical part of love?

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. The author basically implies that despite promising to do so, human beings are not capable of establishing everlasting love, and provides support for his assertion. How does he accomplish that?

10. How does the author provide insight to how a man is able to retain his choice of friends despite attempts to eliminate them from his presence that may be made by the woman in his life?

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