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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 9, Equilibrium.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author say he must always be with the young man?
(a) Firm.
(b) Gentle.
(c) Cautious.
(d) Frivolous.

2. What does the author say God's love is?
(a) Indiscriminate.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Incomprehensible.
(d) Understandable.

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

4. What does the author assert is more important than cultivating one's mind?
(a) Traveling widely.
(b) Gathering wealth.
(c) Developing one's personality.
(d) Cultivating one's garden.

5. What is the middle course that the "marriage of convenience" takes according to the author?
(a) The middle course is the path between youth and maturity.
(b) The middle course is the path between love and hate.
(c) The middle course is the path between comfort and tribulation.
(d) The middle course is the path between immediate love, and calculating understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the whole, what does the author say it is to choose?

2. To what does he assert he sacrifices his life?

3. In what does the author say the young man is prolific?

4. What concept does the author of the letter introduce at the beginning of this section?

5. What is love according to the author?

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