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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 does the author claim the aesthetic is?
(a) The aesthetic is that by which a person becomes what he becomes.
(b) The aesthetic is that by which a person spontaneously is what he is.
(c) The aesthetic is that by which a person spontaneously arouses the essence of someone else.
(d) The aesthetic is a mystery that is fundamentally unknowable.

2. What does Either/Or represent?
(a) The capital of Denmark.
(b) An album of music.
(c) Marital fidelity.
(d) Choice in human life.

3. What does first love not fear according to the author?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Lust.
(c) Calamity.
(d) Danger.

4. Of what two things is first love a unity?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Passion and indifference.
(c) Hot and cold.
(d) Freedom and necessity.

5. The author claims what kind of feelings toward his wife?
(a) Feelings of anxiety.
(b) Feelings of sadness.
(c) Feelings of devotion.
(d) Feelings of anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How ought we deal with the frail according to the author?

2. What kind of woman does the author compare the young man to?

3. Who does Kirkegaard explain the letter was intended for?

4. What effect does giving of thanks have on first love?

5. How is it said that married folk should live according to the author?

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