This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 3, Aesthetic Validation of Marriage - First Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say that the first love always is?
(a) A profound evil.
(b) A terrific bore.
(c) The highest earthly good.
(d) An unavoidable necessity.

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

3. What is the only thing for which the author thanks God with his whole soul?
(a) That his wife loves him with all her heart.
(b) That his wife has many hobbies which keep her occupied.
(c) That his wife is the last person he will ever love.
(d) That his wife is the only woman he has ever loved.

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

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