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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. Which part of the wedding does the author find rather backward?
(a) The author thinks "as long as you both shall live" is a little extreme.
(b) The author thinks he ought to be able to have as many love affairs as he likes.
(c) The author thinks it incorrect that he is supposed to be in charge of his wife.
(d) The author thinks the man ought to wear the dress and the woman the tuxedo.

2. To what does the author compare the engagement period?
(a) Being held underwater, dying for a gasp of fresh air.
(b) Being tortured on the rack.
(c) The time one spends at the hair salon.
(d) The time it takes many people to dive into the water when they go swimming.

3. How does the author say he must always be with the young man?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Firm.

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

5. What is the one the thing the author says he thanks God for?
(a) The clarity of his vision.
(b) The mutability of his humor.
(c) The extraordinary refinement of his tastes.
(d) The imperturbability of his soul.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Between what two things does the writer say there may exist a significant difference?

4. What aspect of love does the author say is momentary?

5. To what does the author of the letter compare the young man at the end of this section?

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