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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. What is David unable to appreciate about the parable?
(a) David is unable to appreciate the hidden language of heaven in the parable.
(b) David is unable to appreciate Nathan's literary skill.
(c) David is unable to appreciate how the parable applies to his own life.
(d) David is unable to appreciate the time Nathan takes to convey the parable.

2. According to the author, reflection never reaches beyond what?
(a) Meditation.
(b) A man being what he is.
(c) Prayer.
(d) The power of marriage.

3. Why is "sympathetic" depression noble according to the author of the letter?
(a) "Sympathetic" depression is the depression of the landed gentry.
(b) "Sympathetic" depression is for the sake of another.
(c) "Sympathetic" depression is highly attractive in a young man.
(d) The author has proclaimed it!

4. What is the author of the letter accustomed to writing on?
(a) Papyrus.
(b) Tablets of stone.
(c) Full sheets.
(d) Parchment.

5. Who is the only one who has a true conception of who he is according to the author?
(a) The man who loves.
(b) The man who meditates on mountain tops.
(c) The man who is self-sufficient.
(d) The man who can fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person who has gained everything according to the author?

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

3. What does the author say would be a matter of indifference to Christians?

4. What moment does the newly married couple attempt to postpone?

5. How does the author describe a couple's connection in a marriage of convenience?

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