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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what religion does the author say marriage belongs?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Islam.

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

3. Why is "sympathetic" depression noble according to the author of the letter?
(a) "Sympathetic" depression is the depression of the landed gentry.
(b) "Sympathetic" depression is for the sake of another.
(c) The author has proclaimed it!
(d) "Sympathetic" depression is highly attractive in a young man.

4. According to the author, what happens to the value of an original, or first, thing if it may be repeated?
(a) The value decreases.
(b) The value increases.
(c) The value remains the same.
(d) The first thing never had any value.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, true marriage includes the religious and what other element?

2. In what form is EITHER/OR written?

3. What does the author say first love is for him?

4. What idea does the insane man, of whom the author writes, have fixed in his head?

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

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