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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis cites that false history that puts a country in a better-than-accurate light is which of the following?
(a) Patriotic.
(b) Flippant.
(c) Poisonous.
(d) Expected.

2. Which type of pleasure, according to Lewis, lasts only as long as the need for it does?
(a) Need pleasure.
(b) Sporadic pleasure.
(c) Involuntary pleasure.
(d) Temporary pleasure.

3. Who, if anyone, does Lewis cite as "waiting" at the ultimate destination that he mentions that the individual in his example is trying to reach?
(a) No one.
(b) God.
(c) His parents.
(d) His sibling(s).

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

5. An unexpected pleasant aroma, according to Lewis, is which of the following?
(a) Appreciative pleasure.
(b) Gift pleasure.
(c) Desire pleasure.
(d) Need pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. The most common type of love that people feel for God is which type of love?

2. Nature, writes Lewis, should not be used as a means to justify which of the following?

3. When people ask for God's intervention and forgiveness, Lewis notes, they are exemplifying which type of love?

4. Pleasure, according to Lewis, is which of the following?

5. Lewis notes that in the case of an alcoholic, desire pleasure can give way to which type of pleasure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author allude to as being the determinant for the type of rulers who govern a country?

2. What words of encouragement does the author have for the mother who feels that her child no longer needs her?

3. What example does the author provide to illustrate that affection does not need to be earned, but simply felt for the familiar?

4. What are the four types of love that the author mentions in relation to the forthcoming focus of his book?

5. What term does the author use to describe the event in which love is allowed to grow too far out of bounds, and problems arise that ultimately result in the takeover of a person's life?

6. What does the author mention that is likely to happen if people do not temper their love in nature tempered with Bible study and prayer?

7. Describe "need pleasure" as described by the author.

8. Why, based on the author's assertions, do people not want foreigners to take over the governance of their country?

9. How does the author contradict the widely-accepted belief concerning verification of the theological proposition?

10. What are some common traits in a person enjoying appreciative pleasure as that the author describes?

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