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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect within their lives do people tend to place most importance upon (along with themselves) in order to put themselves in the best possible light?

2. In the analogy example presented by Lewis, the individual he cites is standing atop which of the following in relation to his ultimate destination?

3. A person enjoying a glass of water is illustrative of which of the following types of pleasure, according to Lewis?

4. Patriotism, according to Lewis, is good in which of the following amounts?

5. According to Lewis, all countries have historical facts that cause their citizens to feel which of the following ways?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author write in relation to how a person treats affection in his/her life?

2. How does the author incorporate the use of a glass of water to illustrate "need pleasure"?

3. How does the author manage to incorporate patriotism into a book that is supposed to be focused on love?

4. What does the author mention that is likely to happen if people do not temper their love in nature tempered with Bible study and prayer?

5. What does the author clarify adult feelings for "need love" to be?

6. How is disinterest in what is "need pleasure" for others illustrated in a heroic light by the author in the "Likings and Loves for the Sub-Human" section of his book?

7. What interesting observation does the author write about in relation to a friend becoming an "old friend"?

8. How does the author describe "appreciative love"?

9. What is an example of "gift love" that the author describes as he continues sharing his observations on the subject of love?

10. Describe the love-related warning that the author issues to the reader.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship and affection, according to Lewis, are not connected, but rather are separate emotions. Write an essay explaining what you understand Lewis is referring to in relation to friendship and affection being separate emotions, and elaborate on whether you agree or disagree with Lewis on that point. Support your position with direct text or paraphrase.

Essay Topic 2

It may appear rather bold, but following the strong message that he delivers at the end of his book about humans' misconceptions about love, it begs to investigate the life of the author, to determine whether he personally actually practiced the charity type of love that he exalted at the end of his book; or whether he, like most of mankind, continued to adhere to the "faulty" type of human love that carried the inherent risk of becoming all-consuming and destructive. The records indicate that Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis was married at the age of 58. His wife died four years after they married, and he suffered a heart attack and died three years following her death. Based on the foregoing, write an essay, expressing and supporting your opinion, on whether you agree or disagree that the author died because he allowed the apparent natural love in his life that he shared with his wife to become "all-consuming."

Essay Topic 3

The question regarding whether men and women can be friends comes up during the course of Lewis' explanation of the love type known as friendship. It is a complicated web that Lewis spins as he attempts to establish whether men and women can be friends. Unravel that web that Lewis has spun, and write an essay explaining your understanding of what the author attempts to convey and conclude about the possibility of friendships blooming and lasting between women and men.

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