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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 states that "a person who spends time spoiling a dog" doesn't have time to do which of the following?
(a) Enjoy nature.
(b) Devote to charity.
(c) Hold a full-time job.
(d) Do things for him/herself.

2. Lewis turns to which of the following professions to illustrate a refusal of releasing the notion of being needed?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Veterinary.
(d) Dental.

3. Friends give value to which of the following, according to Lewis?
(a) Our image.
(b) Our self-worth.
(c) Our popularity.
(d) Our life.

4. According to Lewis, what element precludes crossing the lines of gender in relation to friendship?
(a) Fear of rejection.
(b) Culture.
(c) Selectivity.
(d) Nothing.

5. According to Lewis, most friendships exist between men and men and women and women due to which of the following?
(a) Fear of rejection of friendship by member(s) of the opposite sex.
(b) Adherence to parental advice to avoid cultivating friendship with the opposite sex.
(c) Both genders have carried over their distaste for one another since childhood.
(d) There are seldom shared activities between the two genders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis define Eros as being which of the following?

2. Lewis notes that Eros will demand which of the following?

3. Spouses sharing duties in the home, according to Lewis, contributes to which of the following?

4. Lewis points out that both men and women want which of the following in addition to a spouse or a significant other?

5. Lewis suggests that anyone who deems spending time with animals to be a relief should examine which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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