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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. Eros honored and allowed to run free will consume and become which of the following, according to Lewis?

2. Which types of love, according to Lewis, are subject to the effects of jealousy?

3. Which of the following is the single element that Lewis mentions to be instrumental in helping an individual find sufficient strength to stand up before the masses for his/her belief(s)?

4. Lewis cites that when men in a certain neighborhood have been well-educated and become white-collar professionals, why might they view women as being child-like?

5. Lewis asserts that the underlying reason for an individual tending to every need that is perceived in relation to their object of affection is which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author provide insight to how a man is able to retain his choice of friends despite attempts to eliminate them from his presence that may be made by the woman in his life?

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

6. 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.

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With respect to the final portion of the book in which the author focuses on charity, the question is whether you agree that it appears as though Lewis' comparison between charity and human love is somewhat biased in nature? If so, explain why, and how the author attempts to turn it in favor of charity or in favor of human love. Support your opinion and/or observations by incorporating either direct quotes and/or paraphrasing from the text.

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

Lewis makes quite a distinction about the variations of love. He describes the difference between "like" and "love," referring to "love" as being at the high end of the spectrum of love, putting it at the opposite end of what he calls "the lowest form of love, "like." He also includes comments and suggestions about what is considered to be acceptable regarding the use of "love" in relation to inanimate objects, noting that it is more acceptable to use "like" in those cases. (i.e. "I like strawberries" rather than "I love strawberries"). Write an essay describing any change(s) in vocabulary or lifestyle that you have begun to exercise since reading Lewis' work and descriptions of love. Also elaborate on whether reading his book has inspired you to want to make any changes in your life In relation to charity, the type of love that Lewis regards as being the ultimate type of love available, that should be sought by mankind.

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