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