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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 the first subject Kierkegaard discusses?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Passion.

2. What is the author's answer to the claim that poverty may be a serious difficulty for marriage?
(a) Love.
(b) Work.
(c) Pray.
(d) Eat.

3. Between what two things does the writer say there may exist a significant difference?
(a) There may be a significant difference between the time the wedding is scheduled to start and when it actually starts.
(b) There may be a significant difference between how the in-laws are before the wedding and after the wedding.
(c) There may be a significant difference between how the young man really feels and what the wedding is like.
(d) There may be a significant difference between the type of wedding reception the bride wants and the type of wedding reception the groom prefers.

4. What is the only thing for which the author thanks God with his whole soul?
(a) That his wife is the last person he will ever love.
(b) That his wife has many hobbies which keep her occupied.
(c) That his wife loves him with all her heart.
(d) That his wife is the only woman he has ever loved.

5. What is the one the thing the author says he thanks God for?
(a) The mutability of his humor.
(b) The imperturbability of his soul.
(c) The clarity of his vision.
(d) The extraordinary refinement of his tastes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every coming into existence, according to the author, always has an element of what?

2. How fast do philosophers hasten to the past according to the author?

3. What does the author say art and poetry do for us?

4. According to the author, reflection never reaches beyond what?

5. What does the author believe accounts for the young man's excessive anxiety?

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