The Four Loves - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was C. S. Lewis's book 'The Four Loves' published?
A) 1965
B) 1960
C) 1955
D) 1958
  • 2. What was the original source material for 'The Four Loves'?
A) A set of university lectures
B) A collection of personal letters
C) Radio talks from 1958
D) A series of newspaper articles
  • 3. Why were Lewis's radio talks criticized in the U.S. at the time?
A) His frankness about sex during his discussion of eros
B) His controversial theological views
C) His dismissive tone toward other authors
D) His critique of American society
  • 4. Which of the following is given as an example of Need-love?
A) A child running to its mother when frightened
B) A man's hard work for his family
C) The appreciation of nature
D) God's love for humanity
  • 5. What does Lewis characterize as the epitomization of Gift-love?
A) The pursuit of knowledge
B) A child's need for security
C) A person's hobby
D) God's love for humanity
  • 6. What conclusion did Lewis eventually reach regarding Need-love?
A) It is inferior to all other emotions
B) It is a selfish indulgence
C) It should be called love
D) It is not true love
  • 7. According to Lewis, what is a Christian's love for God primarily characterized as?
A) Pleasure of appreciation
B) Appreciative love
C) Gift-love
D) Need-love
  • 8. What does Lewis identify as the nature of 'Need-pleasures'?
A) They increase in intensity over time
B) They are permanent states of mind
C) They are unrelated to physical cravings
D) They die on us once sated
  • 9. What is an example of a 'Pleasure of Appreciation' mentioned in the text?
A) Recovering from an addiction
B) The smell of sweet peas in the morning
C) Relief from being thirsty
D) Satisfying a physical hunger
  • 10. How does an addict's experience differ from the original appreciative pleasure?
A) It disappears entirely
B) It becomes a purely spiritual act
C) It becomes more refined
D) It turns into a Need-pleasure
  • 11. What is the third element of love derived by Lewis after his initial classification?
A) Appreciative love
B) Self-love
C) Brotherly love
D) Romantic love
  • 12. How does Lewis define Appreciative love?
A) A duty to support one's family
B) An admiration that rejoices that the loved one exists
C) The act of providing gifts to another
D) A craving to be close to someone
  • 13. According to Lewis, why can parental Gift-love be considered a problem?
A) It is inferior to God's love
B) It is not a true form of love
C) In excess, it can become a perversion
D) It is inherently selfish
  • 14. What happens to the pleasure of a drink for an alcoholic according to the text?
A) It turns into a spiritual experience
B) It grows stronger with every drink
C) It becomes an act of appreciation
D) It may yield no pleasure beyond relief from craving
  • 15. Which of the following describes the tense in which Need-pleasures are typically spoken of?
A) Present-tense
B) Conditional-tense
C) Future-tense
D) Past-tense
  • 16. What is the Greek term for affection as described in the text?
A) Eros
B) Philia
C) Storge
D) Agape
  • 17. What forces can corrupt affection?
A) Jealousy, ambivalence, and smothering
B) Rationality, logic, and distance
C) Wealth, status, and power
D) Humor, patience, and time
  • 18. Which Greek term does Lewis use for the love between friends?
A) Philia
B) Eros
C) Agape
D) Venus
  • 19. How does Lewis describe friendship in terms of its necessity to our species?
A) Most necessary
B) Instinctive
C) Least necessary
D) Biological
  • 20. What does Lewis consider a potential danger of friendship?
A) Biological necessity
B) Lack of common interests
C) Apathy
D) Cliquiness
  • 21. What is the Greek term for Charity as used by Lewis?
A) Agape
B) Eros
C) Philia
D) Venus
  • 22. What did the Ancients consider the 'crown of life' and 'school of virtue'?
A) Venus
B) Friendship
C) Eros
D) Charity
  • 23. Lewis describes friendship as growing out of what?
A) Biological necessity
B) Sexual desire
C) Companionship
D) Divine intervention
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