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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Every coming into existence, according to the author, always has an element of what?
(a) Flying.
(b) Caressing.
(c) Stepping back.
(d) Polemic.

2. What does the author say romantic love is built on?
(a) An undeniable reality.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A rock.
(d) An illusion.

3. From who does the author say the secrecy system generally comes?
(a) The priests.
(b) The men.
(c) The parents.
(d) The women.

4. What is love according to the author?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Self-giving.
(c) Elusive.
(d) Cruel.

5. What does the author say his era has discerned about romantic love very well?
(a) The weakness of it.
(b) The strength of it.
(c) The non-existence of it.
(d) The fleeting quality of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has lost himself in another according to the author?

2. What does the author say belongs in every marriage but is missing from a marriage of convenience?

3. What is the opening phrase of the work?

4. What is the reader to understand about the content of Kierkegaard's letter?

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

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