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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 4, Aesthetic Validity of Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what form is EITHER/OR written?
(a) In the form of a casual conversation.
(b) In the form of a code.
(c) In the form of an epistle.
(d) In the form of a lecture.

2. What does David understand about the parable?
(a) David does not understand the parable at all.
(b) David understands how the parable applies to him.
(c) David understands Nathan is merely trying to manipulate him.
(d) David understands the message of the parable.

3. What character in opera does the author say embodies the state preceding love?
(a) Tristan in TRISTAN AND ISOLDE.
(b) Don Giovanni in DON GIOVANNI.
(c) Wotan in THE RING CYCLE.
(d) Page in FIGARO.

4. What is the only way the author claims he would ever wish to be in relation to his wife?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Polygamous.
(c) Monogamous.
(d) Dominant.

5. First love is equivalent to what type of faith according to the author?
(a) The type of faith the haughty and vain have.
(b) The type of faith that believes itself capable of moving mountains.
(c) The type of faith the poor have.
(d) The type of faith that believes there has never been anything but itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is the most intensive enjoyment?

2. Between what two things does the writer say there may exist a significant difference?

3. What is the author of the letter accustomed to writing on?

4. What is the relationship between marriage and first love according to the author?

5. In addition to having a priority in itself, what other quality does marital love possess according to the author?

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