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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. Pleasure, according to Lewis, is which of the following?

2. Which of the following does Lewis cite as being at the bottom of love?

3. Affection can transcend education, gender, social class, and which of the following?

4. Lewis states that all things should remain in which of the following ways?

5. According to Lewis, when is it that problems in love arise?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what the author mentions about our "need love" for God.

3. What are the four types of love that the author mentions in relation to the forthcoming focus of his book?

4. What types of affectionate pairings does the author mention are capable of occurring?

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

6. Describe "need pleasure" as described by the author.

7. What is one way that the author exemplifies "need love"?

8. What are some common traits in a person enjoying appreciative pleasure as that the author describes?

9. What does the author use to amend to the list of favorable attributes relating to affection?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Throughout his book, C.S. Lewis gives the reader advice on various issues, such as not allowing love to consume you. Write an essay stating what you are able to remember about the dangers that Lewis describes in relation to allowing it to consume you, and state whether you agree or disagree that Lewis' warnings are applicable to your choice of love type (i.e. affection, friendship, etc.).

Essay Topic 3

Even love of home, family, and country have, in a way, been discouraged by Lewis. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? Write an essay focusing on the potentially harmful aspects of patriotism that Lewis writes about. Do you agree, as he suggests, that your level of patriotism should be maintained at a healthy level? Would you rather raise it to a much higher level? Why or why not?

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