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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 11, Equilibrium - Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the author compare the young man when he is ill-tempered?
(a) Mohammed.
(b) King David.
(c) Herod.
(d) Pontius Pilate.

2. According to the author how does philosophy view history?
(a) Philosophy sees history under the category of mathematics.
(b) Philosophy sees history under the category of meteorology.
(c) Philosophy sees history under the category of freedom.
(d) Philosophy sees history under the category of necessity.

3. To what does the author compare the engagement period?
(a) Being held underwater, dying for a gasp of fresh air.
(b) The time one spends at the hair salon.
(c) Being tortured on the rack.
(d) The time it takes many people to dive into the water when they go swimming.

4. What does first love not need according to the author?
(a) Fame.
(b) Support.
(c) Attention.
(d) Money.

5. What are the excesses of the mystics according to the author of the letter?
(a) Praying all day and all night.
(b) Self-tormenting and annihilation of the physical.
(c) Attempting to help every person they come across.
(d) Drinking and drug taking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what two categories does the author say he can divide the difficulties in marriage?

2. What does the author accuse the young man of having become?

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

4. What path does nature take according to the author?

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

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