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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every coming into existence, according to the author, always has an element of what?

2. What does the author say his era has discerned about romantic love very well?

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

4. What effect does giving of thanks have on first love?

5. What does the author assert reflective love does?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author's problem with the vows in the marriage ceremony?

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

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

4. What does the author assert is the principle reason for marrying?

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

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

7. When does the secretiveness about which the author writes gain its strength?

8. How does the author describe romantic love?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the attitude of the author towards wedding ceremonies? What purpose do the ceremonies serve? In what ways are they "backward"? Discuss citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The author discusses the forms of love extensively in EITHER/OR. How many different forms of love does the author identify? How are they distinct from one another and how do they relate to one another? What is the place of each form of love in a man's life? How does each form of love relate to marriage? Discuss citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

What are the characteristics of the author of the letter? What kind of man is he? What is his life like? Create and defend a detailed portrait of the author of the letter citing specific examples from the text.

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