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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 write is on the other side of the aesthetic?
(a) The romantic.
(b) The hateful.
(c) The joyous.
(d) The indifferent.

2. Between what two types of doubt does the author say it is important to distinguish?
(a) No doubt and full doubt.
(b) Personal and scientific doubt.
(c) Temporal and eternal doubt.
(d) Religious and erotic doubt.

3. The author claims what kind of feelings toward his wife?
(a) Feelings of sadness.
(b) Feelings of anxiety.
(c) Feelings of devotion.
(d) Feelings of anger.

4. What is the author's attitude toward depression?
(a) Depression makes a person wise.
(b) Depression is the most beautiful gift from God.
(c) Depression is the fault of the depressed person.
(d) Depression victimizes millions of people.

5. To what kind of wedding ceremony does the author of the letter refer?
(a) A Danish Lutheran ceremony.
(b) A Presbyterian ceremony.
(c) A Roman Catholic ceremony.
(d) A United Methodist ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does the young man fling about according to the author?

2. How does marital love manifest itself as historical?

3. What does the author say is another way to articulate the importance of living aesthetically?

4. How ought we deal with the frail according to the author?

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

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