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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lewis, which of the following is the "safest" type of love?
(a) Absolute love.
(b) Romantic love.
(c) All-consuming love.
(d) Superficial love.

2. What does Lewis surmise as being the basis for friendship?
(a) Opportunity.
(b) Common interests.
(c) Respect.
(d) Personal taste.

3. Lewis states that it is a fallacy to believe that nature is which of the following?
(a) An inspiration.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A perpetual science lab.
(d) A mystery.

4. Which of the following does Lewis NOT cite as happening to need love with the passage of time?
(a) Grow.
(b) Diminish.
(c) Recur.
(d) Evolve.

5. According to Lewis, when bestowed upon which of the following, admiration can be deemed as appreciative love?
(a) A musical composition.
(b) A woman.
(c) Art.
(d) A parent.

6. Lewis notes that which of the following may help or hinder a personal walk with God?
(a) Lack of religion.
(b) The various types of love.
(c) Distractions in life.
(d) Lack of time.

7. A man who works, saves, and plans for his family's future, according to Lewis, is exhibiting which type of love?
(a) True love.
(b) Gift love.
(c) Fatherly love.
(d) Agape love.

8. Patriotism, according to Lewis, is good in which of the following amounts?
(a) Low.
(b) Discreet.
(c) Moderate.
(d) High.

9. Where does Lewis suggest that the love in nature be kept?
(a) In its proper place.
(b) In literary works and art.
(c) In one's mind.
(d) In one's daily life.

10. The most basic of loves, according to Lewis, is which of the following?
(a) Need love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Gift love.
(d) Affection.

11. According to Lewis, individuals are able to do which of the following in relation to the need pleasures of others?
(a) Be critical.
(b) Be supportive.
(c) Be oblivious.
(d) Be disinterested.

12. Lewis states that all things should remain in which of the following ways?
(a) In order.
(b) In context.
(c) Sporadic.
(d) Constant.

13. Which of the following is one of author C.S. Lewis' categorizations of love?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) Infatuation.
(c) Need love.
(d) Affection.

14. Lewis writes that which of the following can be considered equal to appreciative love?
(a) Romance.
(b) Charity.
(c) Reverence.
(d) Worship.

15. What does Lewis cite as having encountered as he was preparing himself to write his book?
(a) Encouragement from his colleagues.
(b) Problems.
(c) Documentation to support his manuscript.
(d) A large number of publishers who were eager to publish his book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lewis cite as being at the bottom of love?

2. Which type of pleasure, according to Lewis, lasts only as long as the need for it does?

3. Which of the following poets does Lewis quote when he writes, "A man's reason for not wanting his country to be ruled by foreigners are very like his reasons for not wanting his house to be burned down."

4. What type of pleasure can lead an individual to vice?

5. According to Lewis, it is necessary to make which of the following out of nature?

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