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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 8, Equilibrium.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say his era has discerned about romantic love very well?
(a) The fleeting quality of it.
(b) The strength of it.
(c) The non-existence of it.
(d) The weakness of it.

2. What is the one the thing the author says he thanks God for?
(a) The imperturbability of his soul.
(b) The clarity of his vision.
(c) The mutability of his humor.
(d) The extraordinary refinement of his tastes.

3. What does the author assert reflective love does?
(a) The author asserts reflective love does not exist.
(b) Consumes itself.
(c) Hates itself.
(d) Renews itself.

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

5. According to the author, true marriage includes the religious and what other element?
(a) The sacrilegious.
(b) The pure.
(c) The fated.
(d) The erotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims there is the deepest relationship between what two things?

2. What does the author say he hates?

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

4. Who does the author propose might come to the young man for advice?

5. What happens to the person who profits by being secretive according to the author?

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