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