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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. Wherein is contained the whole wisdom of life according to the author?
(a) In Either/Or.
(b) In religious duty.
(c) In marital commitment.
(d) In sensual pleasure.

2. Into what two categories does the author say he can divide the difficulties in marriage?
(a) Sweet and bitter.
(b) Kind and cruel.
(c) Serious and trivial.
(d) Inner and outer.

3. What happens to the person who profits by being secretive according to the author?
(a) He always wins.
(b) He is always tortured.
(c) He always comes in third.
(d) He always loses.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast do philosophers hasten to the past according to the author?

2. What does the author say can crush the aesthetic in a human being?

3. What does Byron declare about love according to the author?

4. If a sailor is enchanted by a mermaid's song, what is the only way to break the spell according to the author?

5. What moment does the newly married couple attempt to postpone?

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