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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. Which of the following do we tend to hold onto with respect to affection, according to Lewis?
(a) To what we feel to be rightfully ours.
(b) To what we feel that we need.
(c) To what we desire.
(d) To what is familiar.

2. Lewis makes it a point to label which of the following as a serious topic?
(a) Eating.
(b) Praying.
(c) Singing.
(d) Bathing.

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?
(a) To find friends who may befriend both him and his spouse or significant other.
(b) To be able to make his own choices in the selection of friends.
(c) To hone his ability to form friendship(s).
(d) To rebel against the woman's control.

4. Which of the following is the name of the individual whom Lewis uses in his illustrative story about refusing to release the notion of being needed?
(a) Dr. Quartz.
(b) Dr. Keaton.
(c) Dr. McGrew.
(d) Dr. Colinot.

5. According to Lewis, jealousy is applicable to which of the following in relation to affection?
(a) Change.
(b) Security.
(c) Love.
(d) Trust.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Lewis, what is the reason that people are tempted to overstep the bounds of affection?

3. Lewis points out friendships that exist between friends of the same sex, which can be deemed as which of the following?

4. According to Lewis, which of the following is a major factor contributing to the lessening of differences between men and women?

5. A major difference between friends and lovers is which of the following, according to Lewis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 does the author write in relation to a form of stereotype labeling that tends to follow friends of the same sex?

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

10. How does the author, in the Eros section of his book, explain that love is more than just physical?

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