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

2. Who is the only one who has a true conception of who he is according to the author?
(a) The man who can fight.
(b) The man who meditates on mountain tops.
(c) The man who is self-sufficient.
(d) The man who loves.

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

4. What happens to the person who profits by being secretive according to the author?
(a) He is always tortured.
(b) He always loses.
(c) He always wins.
(d) He always comes in third.

5. 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 the time Nathan takes to convey the parable.
(d) David is unable to appreciate Nathan's literary skill.

Short Answer Questions

1. From who does the author say the secrecy system generally comes?

2. Why is "sympathetic" depression noble according to the author of the letter?

3. Who is the only person who has gained everything according to the author?

4. What does the author claim Martin Luther said a Christian has never died of?

5. What does the author say belongs in every marriage but is missing from a marriage of convenience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe romantic love?

2. Why are erotic love and marriage irreconcilable according to the author?

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

4. What does the author write about egotistic depression?

5. How does the author compare the young man to an insane man?

6. Why does the author say that dealing with the young man is a most difficult task?

7. How does the author define and marriage of convenience?

8. What does the author write first love is for "happy individualities?"

9. What is the author's attitude toward "first love"?

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

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