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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. Wherein is contained the whole wisdom of life according to the author?
(a) In Either/Or.
(b) In sensual pleasure.
(c) In marital commitment.
(d) In religious duty.

2. What does the author say first love is for him?
(a) A good word.
(b) A password.
(c) A bad word.
(d) A catch phrase.

3. To what religion does the author say marriage belongs?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Islam.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Buddhism.

4. What does the author say one must transform to preserve the aesthetic in human beings?
(a) One must transform outer trials into inner trials.
(b) One must transform suffering into joy.
(c) One must transform beauty into pain.
(d) One must transform lemons into lemonade.

5. According to the author, true marriage includes the religious and what other element?
(a) The pure.
(b) The sacrilegious.
(c) The erotic.
(d) The fated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is adversity according to the author?

2. What character in opera does the author say embodies the state preceding love?

3. How does the concept the author mentions act on him?

4. What does the author say that the first love always is?

5. According to the author of the letter, to what does a religious person refer everything?

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