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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality does the author say love shares with everything eternal?
(a) A quality of sexiness.
(b) A quality of ephemerality.
(c) A quality of duplexity.
(d) A quality of lameness.

2. From whom does King David hear a parable?
(a) The prophet Ezra.
(b) The prophet Nathan.
(c) The prophet Joel.
(d) The prophet Habbakuk.

3. To what does the author of the letter compare the young man at the end of this section?
(a) The author compares the young man to a blushing bride.
(b) The author compares the young man to the pilot of a ship.
(c) The author compares the young man to a bull rider.
(d) The author compares the young man to an actor.

4. What does the author say would be a matter of indifference to Christians?
(a) Whether Christ was born in December or July.
(b) Whether Christ physically rose from the dead.
(c) Whether Christ was literally an incarnation of almighty God.
(d) Whether Christ was ugly or handsome.

5. Who is the only person who has gained everything according to the author?
(a) The person who has gained everything in the world.
(b) The person who has laughed at his faults.
(c) The person who has laughed at the faults of another.
(d) The person who has lost everything in the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what moment is love annihilated according to the author?

2. What aspect of love does the author say is momentary?

3. To what does the author compare the engagement period?

4. What character in opera does the author say embodies the state preceding love?

5. What does the author say the actual experience of love is?

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