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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. Which part of the wedding does the author find rather backward?
(a) The author thinks the man ought to wear the dress and the woman the tuxedo.
(b) The author thinks he ought to be able to have as many love affairs as he likes.
(c) The author thinks "as long as you both shall live" is a little extreme.
(d) The author thinks it incorrect that he is supposed to be in charge of his wife.

2. What aspect of love does the author say is momentary?
(a) The hateful aspect.
(b) The tender aspect.
(c) The romantic aspect.
(d) The sensuous aspect.

3. What does the author say the actual experience of love is?
(a) Deeply painful.
(b) A pretty song.
(c) An awakening.
(d) A falling backward.

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

5. What effect does giving of thanks have on first love?
(a) Giving of thanks augments first love.
(b) Giving of thanks decreases first love.
(c) Giving of thanks changes first love to hatred.
(d) Giving of thanks has no effect on first love.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is the lifeblood of marriage?

2. What are the excesses of the mystics according to the author of the letter?

3. What is the only thing for which the author thanks God with his whole soul?

4. What is the author's stated attitude toward these feelings?

5. How does the author say the young man may best perceive the state that precedes first love?

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