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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. Lewis notes that in prior times, having friendships appeared to raise a person to which of the following?

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

3. Lewis turns to which of the following professions to illustrate a refusal of releasing the notion of being needed?

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

5. Lewis states that "a person who spends time spoiling a dog" doesn't have time to do which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the observations that the author makes in relation to the workplace playing an instrumental role in the formation of friendships between men and women.

4. 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?

5. What is a process that the author mentions that evokes affection in return?

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

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

8. Describe the actual tasks that the author lists in connection with what Mrs. Fidget did for her family.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Author C.S. Lewis describes love all along its spectrum, starting with its lowest form ("like") to its highest form ("charity"). Write an essay about the type of love that Lewis described that made the best impression on you. Elaborate on a particular detail(s) that the author provided that you did not know about the love that you have chosen to focus upon.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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