1. What does the author say is another way to articulate the importance of living aesthetically?
(a) One must find the truth.
(b) One must destroy life.
(c) One must enjoy life.
(d) One must marry well.

2. 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 bull rider.
(b) The author compares the young man to an actor.
(c) The author compares the young man to the pilot of a ship.
(d) The author compares the young man to a blushing bride.

3. To what does the author compare the engagement period?
(a) Being tortured on the rack.
(b) The time one spends at the hair salon.
(c) Being held underwater, dying for a gasp of fresh air.
(d) The time it takes many people to dive into the water when they go swimming.

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

5. What is the relationship between marriage and first love according to the author?
(a) Marriage is the annihilation of first love.
(b) There is no relationship between marriage and first love according to the author.
(c) Marriage is the transfiguration of first love.
(d) Marriage is the equivalent of first love.