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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 6, Aesthetic Validity of Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person who has gained everything according to the author?
(a) The person who has laughed at the faults of another.
(b) The person who has gained everything in the world.
(c) The person who has laughed at his faults.
(d) The person who has lost everything in the world.

2. According to the author, what happens to the value of an original, or first, thing if it may be repeated?
(a) The value increases.
(b) The first thing never had any value.
(c) The value decreases.
(d) The value remains the same.

3. The author asserts that it might seem proper for marital love to begin with a kind of what?
(a) Romance.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Indifference.

4. What does David understand about the parable?
(a) David understands how the parable applies to him.
(b) David does not understand the parable at all.
(c) David understands the message of the parable.
(d) David understands Nathan is merely trying to manipulate him.

5. Who has lost himself in another according to the author?
(a) The one who dodges bullets.
(b) The one who laughs.
(c) The one who loves.
(d) The one who hates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what two types of doubt does the author say it is important to distinguish?

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

3. How does the author describe a couple's connection in a marriage of convenience?

4. What is the author of the letter accustomed to writing on?

5. What does the author say the young man he is writing to wants to be?

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