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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 4, Aesthetic Validity of Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the opening phrase of the work?
(a) "Hey, guy,".
(b) "Dear Friend,".
(c) "Red Fox to Chrome Eagle:".
(d) "Ladies and Gentlemen,".

2. What creature sends the author into "reverie"?
(a) The elephant.
(b) The jellyfish.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The catfish.

3. Why is the author accustomed to writing on this particular object?
(a) Because he is blind.
(b) Because he lives in modern India.
(c) Because he is a public official.
(d) Because he lives in ancient Egypt.

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

5. What is the second subject Kierkegaard examines?
(a) Messages from distant cousins.
(b) Messages in bottles.
(c) Messages from yourself.
(d) Messages from God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea does the insane man, of whom the author writes, have fixed in his head?

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

3. What is the only thing for which the author prays to God with his whole heart?

4. What does the author say that every order of life, including marriage, has?

5. What does the author assert reflective love does?

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