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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 10, Equilibrium.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say the young man's attitude toward ethics is?
(a) The author says the young man is not ordinarily disdainful of ethics.
(b) The author says the young man finds ethics amusing.
(c) The author says the young man finds ethics fascinating.
(d) The author says the young man despises ethics.

2. Why does the author say he fights for Either/Or in his letter to the young man?
(a) For money.
(b) For fidelity.
(c) For beauty.
(d) For freedom.

3. What path does nature take according to the author?
(a) The widest path.
(b) The shortest path.
(c) The hilliest path.
(d) The longest path.

4. What occasion caused the young man to fume according to the author?
(a) A church wedding.
(b) A birthday party.
(c) A Mayday party.
(d) A funeral.

5. What does the author say art and poetry do for us?
(a) Art and poetry torture us with their beauty.
(b) Art and poetry delight us in the moment of consummation.
(c) Art and poetry amaze us with the complexity of their construction.
(d) Art and poetry bore most of us to tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the the young man fails his wife, who does the author say will punish him?

2. What is the author's attitude toward depression?

3. According to the author, what is love itself?

4. What does the author say is "the last to be satisfied"?

5. In addition to having a priority in itself, what other quality does marital love possess according to the author?

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