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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 8, Equilibrium.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person who has gained everything according to the author?
(a) The person who has lost everything in the world.
(b) The person who has gained everything in the world.
(c) The person who has laughed at the faults of another.
(d) The person who has laughed at his faults.

2. What is love according to the author?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Elusive.
(c) Self-giving.
(d) Cruel.

3. If a sailor is enchanted by a mermaid's song, what is the only way to break the spell according to the author?
(a) One must swallow the eye of a newt.
(b) One must play the same piece backward without making a single mistake.
(c) One must consult a wise man and obtain his blessing.
(d) One must remember Either/Or.

4. Of what two things is first love a unity?
(a) Passion and indifference.
(b) Freedom and necessity.
(c) Hot and cold.
(d) Love and hate.

5. Why must a captain of a ship make swift decisions about direction changes?
(a) Because while the captain is deciding, the ship continues forward at a constant velocity.
(b) Because the captain's crew is rather inept.
(c) Because the captain constantly changes his mind.
(d) Because the captain's ship is old and takes along time to adjust its course.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say first love is for him?

2. What creature sends the author into "reverie"?

3. What does the author say happens to people who deceive others for an extended period?

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

5. What effect does giving of thanks have on first love?

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