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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. According to Lewis, what is the reason that people are tempted to overstep the bounds of affection?
(a) Simply because they are insecure.
(b) Simply because they are affectionate.
(c) Simply because they are people.
(d) Simply because they are selfish.

2. Based on Lewis' observations, what level of emphasis do modern writers place on friendship?
(a) Occasional emphasis.
(b) Little emphasis.
(c) Moderate emphasis.
(d) A lot of emphasis.

3. Lewis cites that most of our ancestors went into marriage without which of the following?
(a) Children.
(b) A blood test.
(c) Love.
(d) A marriage license.

4. According to Lewis' story illustrating perversion, which of the following can occur if an individual tends to every need that is perceived in relation to their object of affection?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Suffocation.
(d) Rejection.

5. Which of the following labels does Lewis use in referring to the human body?
(a) "Vehicle of the Blessed Sacrament."
(b) "Vehicle of Embodiment"
(c) "Vehicle of Life."
(d) "Vehicle of Creation."

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis notes that people are more natural when in which of the following states?

2. What is the sole condition under which affection produces happiness according to Lewis?

3. Lewis asserts that which of the following loves may or may not occur when friendship exists between a man and a woman?

4. According to Lewis, most people regard friendship as being which of the following in relation to all the kinds of love?

5. A young lady told Lewis that key evenings only occurred when two men were prevented from engaging in talk about a "subject." The author labeled the scenario that the young lady described as which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author provide insight to how a man is able to retain his choice of friends despite attempts to eliminate them from his presence that may be made by the woman in his life?

2. Describe the actual tasks that the author lists in connection with what Mrs. Fidget did for her family.

3. What are some of the exclusion elements relevant to friendship that the author points out?

4. Describe the "battle of the sexes" that the author writes about in the friendship section of his book.

5. How does the author describe the general misconception that people maintain about friendship?

6. What does the author observe about the necessity of friendship?

7. Describe the example that the author mentions in the friendship section of his book that can actually be labeled as "the opposite of friendship."

8. How does the author support his contention that there is advantage to numbers beyond two when applied to friendship?

9. What does the author say about the possibility of men and women forming and maintaining friendships?

10. What is a process that the author mentions that evokes affection in return?

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