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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 9, Equilibrium.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author propose might come to the young man for advice?
(a) A brazenly licentious priest.
(b) A brilliant youth, even younger than he.
(c) A coy milkmaid.
(d) The author proposes no one would come to the young man for advice.

2. How does the author describe the way of history?
(a) The author describes the way of history as being very long and arduous.
(b) The author describes the way of history as being a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
(c) The author describes the way of history as being only apparent many years after the fact.
(d) The author describes the way of history as being ultimately amusing.

3. According to the author of the letter, to what does a religious person refer everything?
(a) God.
(b) Satan.
(c) Nature.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

4. What does David understand about the parable?
(a) David does not understand the parable at all.
(b) David understands the message of the parable.
(c) David understands how the parable applies to him.
(d) David understands Nathan is merely trying to manipulate him.

5. What does the author find sad in the contemplating of human life?
(a) That most people never learn the joy of a beautiful marriage.
(b) That most people never learn the value of a dollar.
(c) That most people go on about their lives as it they will never die.
(d) That most people live out their lives in a quiet lostness.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author of the letter compare the young man at the end of this section?

2. In what does the author say the young man is prolific?

3. What does the author say is the defect of his era?

4. What does the author say art and poetry do for us?

5. The author asserts that making a good choice does not depend so much on deliberation as on what?

(see the answer key)

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