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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. Lewis writes that which of the following can be considered equal to appreciative love?
2. According to Lewis, individuals are able to do which of the following in relation to the need pleasures of others?
3. Which of the following would be a terrible companion for a nature lover, according to Lewis?
4. Which of the following does Lewis NOT cite as happening to need love with the passage of time?
5. What aspect within their lives do people tend to place most importance upon (along with themselves) in order to put themselves in the best possible light?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author clarify adult feelings for "need love" to be?
2. Why, based on the author's assertions, do people not want foreigners to take over the governance of their country?
3. What are some common traits in a person enjoying appreciative pleasure as that the author describes?
4. What is an example of "gift love" that the author describes as he continues sharing his observations on the subject of love?
5. Describe "need pleasure" as described by the author.
6. What topic(s) does author C.S. Lewis share with the reader in the opening pages of his book that relate to his personal experience about writing a book focused on love?
7. 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?
8. How does the author explain that people go about putting themselves and their home country in the best possible light?
9. How does the author contradict the widely-accepted belief concerning verification of the theological proposition?
10. Describe the love-related warning that the author issues to the reader.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Lewis stops short of the last chapter, but throughout the chapters preceding the last, he carries a couple of common messages that he does not want the reader to miss. One of them is that all types of love are capable of becoming all-consuming if allowed to do so by devoting a lot of time and energy toward preserving it. However, with respect to charity, the author seems to encourage the opposite: spending a lot of time pursuing it and engaging in it. Write an essay stating whether the author spends too much time focusing on the negative aspects of human love as we have been conditioned to know and accept during our lifetimes (i.e. it will not last, that it is directed at specific individuals only), and in contrast, spends a considerable amount of time encouraging the pursuit of and involvement in charity.
Essay Topic 3
Author C.S. Lewis describes love all along its spectrum, starting with its lowest form ("like") to its highest form ("charity"). Write an essay about the type of love that Lewis described that made the best impression on you. Elaborate on a particular detail(s) that the author provided that you did not know about the love that you have chosen to focus upon.
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