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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Likings and Loves for the Sub-Human: Pages 20-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis notes that a true nature lover is more interested in which of the following?
(a) The moods invoked by the changing of the seasons.
(b) The moods invoked by the literary works of English naturalists.
(c) The moods invoked by being at one with nature.
(d) The moods invoked by marine life.

2. According to Lewis, when is it that problems in love arise?
(a) When love is allowed to take over one's life.
(b) When love is allowed to grow too far out of bounds.
(c) When love is allowed to diminish.
(d) When love is allowed to recur in one's life.

3. Lewis writes that many people have problems doing which of the following in relation to truth?
(a) Discerning it.
(b) Avoiding it.
(c) Facing it.
(d) Telling it.

4. What topic does Lewis focus on at the opening of the introduction to his book?
(a) How he learned to love God.
(b) How he fell in love with his wife.
(c) How he loved his immediate family.
(d) How he decided to write about love.

5. Lewis cites that which of the following can be deemed heroic?
(a) Desire pleasure.
(b) Disinterest.
(c) Gift love.
(d) Appreciative love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pleasure, according to Lewis, is not always which of the following?

2. What does Lewis cite as having encountered as he was preparing himself to write his book?

3. Which of the following elements does Lewis attribute to making people judge others by themselves?

4. Lewis warns against focusing solely on nature as a means toward which of the following?

5. Which of the following would be a terrible companion for a nature lover, according to Lewis?

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