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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 6, Aesthetic Validity of Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between what two things does the writer say there may exist a significant difference?
(a) There may be a significant difference between how the young man really feels and what the wedding is like.
(b) There may be a significant difference between the time the wedding is scheduled to start and when it actually starts.
(c) There may be a significant difference between how the in-laws are before the wedding and after the wedding.
(d) There may be a significant difference between the type of wedding reception the bride wants and the type of wedding reception the groom prefers.

2. What is the author's answer to the claim that poverty may be a serious difficulty for marriage?
(a) Work.
(b) Love.
(c) Eat.
(d) Pray.

3. How does the author say the young man may best perceive the state that precedes first love?
(a) By recalling that love makes one lost.
(b) By recalling that love makes one blind.
(c) By recalling that love makes one feel quite good.
(d) By recalling that love makes one fly.

4. How does the author say the young man lives?
(a) The author says the young man lives by plundering.
(b) All of these.
(c) The author says the young man lives by creeping up unnoticed on people.
(d) The author says the young man lives by stealing happy moments.

5. What is the first subject Kierkegaard discusses?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Passion.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's stated attitude toward these feelings?

2. What is the second subject Kierkegaard examines?

3. Who does Kirkegaard explain the letter was intended for?

4. What is the only thing for which the author prays to God with his whole heart?

5. According to the author, an esthetically beautiful marriage is always a what?

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