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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 points out friendships that exist between friends of the same sex, which can be deemed as which of the following?

2. Lewis cites that friendship expects which of the following in return for help?

3. Lewis turns to which of the following professions to illustrate a refusal of releasing the notion of being needed?

4. Lewis suggests that anyone who deems spending time with animals to be a relief should examine which of the following?

5. Lewis states that which of the following must be applied to Eros?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author support his assertion that both single and married women seek ways to cross the barriers that keep them from establishing friendships with men?

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

3. In the Eros section of his book, the author provides an illustration about the instrumental role that Eros plays in a person's state of being in love. How is it illustrated, and how can it be interpreted?

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

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

6. What was it that the author listed that Mrs. Fidget did for her family?

7. What does the author write in relation to a form of stereotype labeling that tends to follow friends of the same sex?

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

9. The author basically implies that despite promising to do so, human beings are not capable of establishing everlasting love, and provides support for his assertion. How does he accomplish that?

10. What were some of the activities that author Lewis noted as having taken place in the Fidget household after Mrs. Fidget died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It may appear rather bold, but following the strong message that he delivers at the end of his book about humans' misconceptions about love, it begs to investigate the life of the author, to determine whether he personally actually practiced the charity type of love that he exalted at the end of his book; or whether he, like most of mankind, continued to adhere to the "faulty" type of human love that carried the inherent risk of becoming all-consuming and destructive. The records indicate that Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis was married at the age of 58. His wife died four years after they married, and he suffered a heart attack and died three years following her death. Based on the foregoing, write an essay, expressing and supporting your opinion, on whether you agree or disagree that the author died because he allowed the apparent natural love in his life that he shared with his wife to become "all-consuming."

Essay Topic 2

Throughout his book, C.S. Lewis gives the reader advice on various issues, such as not allowing love to consume you. Write an essay stating what you are able to remember about the dangers that Lewis describes in relation to allowing it to consume you, and state whether you agree or disagree that Lewis' warnings are applicable to your choice of love type (i.e. affection, friendship, etc.).

Essay Topic 3

The author describes affection as the most basic type of love. Affection ignores all types of barriers, is the most comfortable type of love, and Lewis associates it with familiarity. Write an essay elaborating on those aspects of affection, stating whether you agree or disagree with the author's description of affection.

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