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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 points out friendships that exist between friends of the same sex, which can be deemed as which of the following?
2. 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?
3. Which of the following does Lewis NOT cite as a factor that may have affected your choice in friends?
4. Lewis cites that most of our ancestors went into marriage without which of the following?
5. Lewis uses which of the following characters to illustrate how perversion is possible within gift love?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a process that the author mentions that evokes affection in return?
2. How does the author support his assertion that both single and married women seek ways to cross the barriers that keep them from establishing friendships with men?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Describe the actual tasks that the author lists in connection with what Mrs. Fidget did for her family.
6. 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.
7. What are some of the pitfalls associated with the physical part of being in love, according to the author?
8. What are some of the exclusion elements relevant to friendship that the author points out?
9. 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?
10. 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.
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
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.
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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