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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. To what does he assert he sacrifices his life?
(a) To his children.
(b) All of these.
(c) To his wife.
(d) To his work.

2. How does the concept the author mentions act on him?
(a) It spurs his will to action.
(b) It makes him quite angry.
(c) It makes him exceedingly earnest.
(d) It fills his soul with peace.

3. Why is the author accustomed to writing on this particular object?
(a) Because he is blind.
(b) Because he lives in ancient Egypt.
(c) Because he is a public official.
(d) Because he lives in modern India.

4. What idea does the insane man, of whom the author writes, have fixed in his head?
(a) The insane man has the idea that his veins are filled with oil.
(b) The insane man has the idea that his heart is full of spiders.
(c) The insane man has the idea that his apartment is full of flies.
(d) The insane man has the idea that his mattress is full of butterflies.

5. What is the author's stated attitude toward these feelings?
(a) The author writes that the feelings are disturbing.
(b) The author writes that the feelings are entirely natural.
(c) The author writes that the feelings are aberrant.
(d) The author writes that the feelings are the best kind of feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author say has triumphed?

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

3. What does first love not fear according to the author?

4. What is the only thing for which the author prays to God with his whole heart?

5. Of what two things is first love a unity?

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