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Either/Or Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Every coming into existence, according to the author, always has an element of what?
(a) Flying.
(b) Caressing.
(c) Polemic.
(d) Stepping back.

2. What is adversity according to the author?
(a) The end of one's life.
(b) The beginning of a love affair.
(c) Part of marriage.
(d) The death of marriage.

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

4. What is David unable to appreciate about the parable?
(a) David is unable to appreciate how the parable applies to his own life.
(b) David is unable to appreciate the hidden language of heaven in the parable.
(c) David is unable to appreciate Nathan's literary skill.
(d) David is unable to appreciate the time Nathan takes to convey the parable.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what religion does the author say marriage belongs?

3. What quality does the author say love shares with everything eternal?

4. Who has lost himself in another according to the author?

5. Who does the author say has triumphed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author relate religion to swimming?

2. What does the author write about humility in love?

3. Why does the author say that first love is found more frequently in women than men?

4. What is significant about the author's reference to the biblical story of King David and the prophet Nathan?

5. In what kind of moment does the author write he hopes his letter finds the young man, and why?

6. What does the author say could seriously tempt him to write books?

7. How does the author distinguish between the erotic embrace and the marital embrace?

8. How many types of love does the author write there are? What are they?

9. Why does the author write that an exploration of the aesthetic significance of marriage might seem superfluous?

10. Why does the author write that marriage belongs to Christianity?

(see the answer keys)

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