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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. What does the author say is the most intensive enjoyment?
2. What does Byron declare about love according to the author?
3. To whom does the author compare the young man when he is ill-tempered?
4. What is the relationship between marriage and first love according to the author?
5. Why is the author accustomed to writing on this particular object?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author say could seriously tempt him to write books?
2. What does the author assert is the principle reason for marrying?
3. How does the author relate religion to swimming?
4. What is the author's stated intention?
5. Why does the author write that marriage belongs to Christianity?
6. Why does the author compare the young man to King Herod?
7. How many types of love does the author write there are? What are they?
8. How does the author describe romantic love?
9. What is the author's problem with the vows in the marriage ceremony?
10. What does the author say to the suggestion that the wedding ceremony "halts lovers"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the importance of superstition in EITHER/OR. What is the author's attitude toward superstition? What are the dangers of superstition? What course does the author recommend to the young man to counter these? Discuss citing specific examples.
Essay Topic 2
The final chapter of EITHER/OR opens with a prayer. Discuss the content and significance of this prayer in relation to the final chapter and EITHER/OR as a whole. Cite specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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