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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 11, Equilibrium - Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what two things is first love a unity?
(a) Freedom and necessity.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Hot and cold.
(d) Passion and indifference.

2. What does the author say romantic love is built on?
(a) An illusion.
(b) An ocean.
(c) An undeniable reality.
(d) A rock.

3. In addition to having a priority in itself, what other quality does marital love possess according to the author?
(a) Constancy.
(b) Ephemerality.
(c) Profligacy.
(d) Uncertainty.

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

5. According to the author, what is the lifeblood of marriage?
(a) Openness on a large scale.
(b) Uprightness.
(c) Frankness.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author assert reflective love does?

2. What is love according to the author?

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

4. What does the author say one must transform to preserve the aesthetic in human beings?

5. Between what two things does the writer say there may exist a significant difference?

(see the answer key)

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