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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. What does the author say is the defect of his era?
(a) Frivolity.
(b) Depression.
(c) Facism.
(d) Ambivalence.

2. How does the author say the young man lives?
(a) The author says the young man lives by creeping up unnoticed on people.
(b) The author says the young man lives by plundering.
(c) The author says the young man lives by stealing happy moments.
(d) All of these.

3. What is the reader to understand about the content of Kierkegaard's letter?
(a) The reader is to understand that the contents of the letter apply to King David.
(b) The reader is to understand that the contents of the letter apply to the reader himself and not to another.
(c) The reader is to understand that the contents of the letter apply to Kierkegaard's wife.
(d) The reader is to understand that the contents of the letter apply to the prophet Nathan.

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

5. What is the opening phrase of the work?
(a) "Red Fox to Chrome Eagle:".
(b) "Dear Friend,".
(c) "Hey, guy,".
(d) "Ladies and Gentlemen,".

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first subject Kierkegaard discusses?

2. To what religion does the author say marriage belongs?

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

4. What does the author say God's love is?

5. Why is the author accustomed to writing on this particular object?

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