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

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

3. What one word does the author say can describe love?
(a) It is immediate.
(b) It is futile.
(c) It is light.
(d) It is excruciating.

4. How does the author describe a couple's connection in a marriage of convenience?
(a) The connection is moral but shallow.
(b) The connection is sexy and suffocating.
(c) The connection is immoral and fragile.
(d) The connection is safe but unrewarding.

5. The author asserts that just as nothing is impossible for God, nothing is impossible for whom?
(a) The pure individual.
(b) The humble individual.
(c) The powerful individual.
(d) The religious individual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature sends the author into "reverie"?

2. To what does the author of the letter compare the young man at the end of this section?

3. How ought we deal with the frail according to the author?

4. Between what two types of doubt does the author say it is important to distinguish?

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

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