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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. Which of the following, according to Lewis, lend support to the belief that Eros is a higher type of love?
2. Which of the following labels does Lewis caution against correlating with friendship prior to evaluating the friendship first?
3. Which of the following does Lewis deem necessary for a man and a woman to make a long-term relationship work?
4. 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?
5. Which of the following do we tend to hold onto with respect to affection, according to Lewis?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the pitfalls associated with the physical part of being in love, according to the author?
2. Describe the actual tasks that the author lists in connection with what Mrs. Fidget did for her family.
3. Describe some of the profound observations that the author makes about the real value of friendship.
4. 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.
5. What are some of the exclusion elements relevant to friendship that the author points out?
6. How does the author describe the general misconception that people maintain about friendship?
7. What does the author observe about the necessity of friendship?
8. What is a process that the author mentions that evokes affection in return?
9. What were some of the activities that author Lewis noted as having taken place in the Fidget household after Mrs. Fidget died?
10. What does the author note in relation to pitfalls associated with animals?
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
Lewis describes friendship as the least jealous of the loves. Further, he states that a couple of friends will gladly accept another into their group, and that a friend is always there to help and expects nothing in return. Write an essay expressing your opinion on Lewis' statements regarding the aforementioned positive attributes of friendship, and which aspect of friendship you would tend to appreciate the most. Explain why, and whether Lewis' writings have changed your ideas and/or attitude toward friendship.
Essay Topic 3
Based on the information that Lewis offers about charity in the last portion of his book, write an essay addressing your opinion on the following: Do you agree or disagree that it was possible that he published his message about Divine love and charity because he loved mankind and was practicing "charity" himself as he was writing the chapter focusing on it? Or is it possible that he was simply writing it to point out to those reading his book that human love, as we know it, basically is good only in moderation, but not worth pursuing with fervor because of its inherent, all-consuming, ever-present factor that could be hurtful to us?
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