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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 9, Equilibrium.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What phrase does the young man fling about according to the author?
(a) "It is not the given that is great, but the acquired."
(b) "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
(c) "Too many cooks spoil the broth."
(d) "It takes one to know one."

3. What does the author say he hates?
(a) All modern architecture.
(b) All women.
(c) All imaginary constructing.
(d) All purple drapes.

4. What path does nature take according to the author?
(a) The hilliest path.
(b) The widest path.
(c) The shortest path.
(d) The longest path.

5. What does Byron declare about love according to the author?
(a) Love is irrelevant and marriage is significant.
(b) Love torment and marriage is peace.
(c) Love is false and marriage is true.
(d) Love is heaven and marriage is hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second subject Kierkegaard examines?

2. What does the author say happens to people who deceive others for an extended period?

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

4. According to the author, an esthetically beautiful marriage is always a what?

5. On the whole, what does the author say it is to choose?

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