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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 3, Aesthetic Validation of Marriage - First Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, true marriage includes the religious and what other element?
(a) The sacrilegious.
(b) The erotic.
(c) The fated.
(d) The pure.

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

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

4. What is the author of the letter accustomed to writing on?
(a) Full sheets.
(b) Papyrus.
(c) Parchment.
(d) Tablets of stone.

5. What creature sends the author into "reverie"?
(a) The catfish.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The elephant.
(d) The jellyfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say would be a matter of indifference to Christians?

2. According to the author of the letter, to what does a religious person refer everything?

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

4. What does the author say that every order of life, including marriage, has?

5. What does David understand about the parable?

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