The Four Loves - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was C. S. Lewis's book 'The Four Loves' published?
A) 1960
B) 1965
C) 1955
D) 1958
  • 2. What was the original source material for 'The Four Loves'?
A) A collection of personal letters
B) Radio talks from 1958
C) A set of university lectures
D) A series of newspaper articles
  • 3. Why were Lewis's radio talks criticized in the U.S. at the time?
A) His critique of American society
B) His frankness about sex during his discussion of eros
C) His controversial theological views
D) His dismissive tone toward other authors
  • 4. Which of the following is given as an example of Need-love?
A) The appreciation of nature
B) A child running to its mother when frightened
C) A man's hard work for his family
D) God's love for humanity
  • 5. What does Lewis characterize as the epitomization of Gift-love?
A) God's love for humanity
B) A child's need for security
C) The pursuit of knowledge
D) A person's hobby
  • 6. What conclusion did Lewis eventually reach regarding Need-love?
A) It is a selfish indulgence
B) It should be called love
C) It is inferior to all other emotions
D) It is not true love
  • 7. According to Lewis, what is a Christian's love for God primarily characterized as?
A) Gift-love
B) Appreciative love
C) Pleasure of appreciation
D) Need-love
  • 8. What does Lewis identify as the nature of 'Need-pleasures'?
A) They are unrelated to physical cravings
B) They are permanent states of mind
C) They die on us once sated
D) They increase in intensity over time
  • 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) Satisfying a physical hunger
D) Relief from being thirsty
  • 10. How does an addict's experience differ from the original appreciative pleasure?
A) It disappears entirely
B) It becomes more refined
C) It becomes a purely spiritual act
D) It turns into a Need-pleasure
  • 11. What is the third element of love derived by Lewis after his initial classification?
A) Romantic love
B) Self-love
C) Appreciative love
D) Brotherly love
  • 12. How does Lewis define Appreciative love?
A) The act of providing gifts to another
B) A duty to support one's family
C) A craving to be close to someone
D) An admiration that rejoices that the loved one exists
  • 13. According to Lewis, why can parental Gift-love be considered a problem?
A) It is inferior to God's love
B) It is inherently selfish
C) It is not a true form of love
D) In excess, it can become a perversion
  • 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 becomes an act of appreciation
C) It grows stronger with every drink
D) It turns into a spiritual experience
  • 15. Which of the following describes the tense in which Need-pleasures are typically spoken of?
A) Past-tense
B) Future-tense
C) Conditional-tense
D) Present-tense
  • 16. What is the Greek term for affection as described in the text?
A) Eros
B) Storge
C) Agape
D) Philia
  • 17. What forces can corrupt affection?
A) Humor, patience, and time
B) Wealth, status, and power
C) Rationality, logic, and distance
D) Jealousy, ambivalence, and smothering
  • 18. Which Greek term does Lewis use for the love between friends?
A) Agape
B) Eros
C) Venus
D) Philia
  • 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) Apathy
B) Biological necessity
C) Lack of common interests
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) Friendship
B) Eros
C) Venus
D) Charity
  • 23. Lewis describes friendship as growing out of what?
A) Divine intervention
B) Biological necessity
C) Sexual desire
D) Companionship
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