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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. In addition to having a priority in itself, what other quality does marital love possess according to the author?
(a) Ephemerality.
(b) Uncertainty.
(c) Constancy.
(d) Profligacy.

2. Between what two things does the writer say there may exist a significant difference?
(a) There may be a significant difference between the time the wedding is scheduled to start and when it actually starts.
(b) There may be a significant difference between how the young man really feels and what the wedding is like.
(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.

3. What is ostensibly one of the most respectable reasons for getting married according to the author?
(a) To test one's patience.
(b) To do penance.
(c) To enoble one's character.
(d) There is no respectable reason for getting married.

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

5. What history does the author say proves to be incommensurable for poetry?
(a) Danish history.
(b) Religious history.
(c) World history.
(d) Inner history.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what kind of wedding ceremony does the author of the letter refer?

2. What is the ethical according to the author?

3. What does the author anticipate will be the young man's first objection to married life?

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

5. The author claims what kind of feelings toward his wife?

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