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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 2, Aesthetic Validity of Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In discussing the the aesthetic of marriage, upon what does the author of the letter draw?
(a) The author draws on examples from Confucius's marriage.
(b) The author draws on examples from his own marriage.
(c) The author draws on examples from his friend's marriage.
(d) The author draws on invented examples of marriage.

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

3. What one word does the author say can describe love?
(a) It is excruciating.
(b) It is futile.
(c) It is light.
(d) It is immediate.

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

5. What does the author assert reflective love does?
(a) Hates itself.
(b) Consumes itself.
(c) Renews itself.
(d) The author asserts reflective love does not exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David understand about the parable?

2. What does the author say is the most intensive enjoyment?

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

4. What is the middle course that the "marriage of convenience" takes according to the author?

5. To what does the author compare the engagement period?

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