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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 11, Equilibrium - Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a sailor is enchanted by a mermaid's song, what is the only way to break the spell according to the author?
(a) One must swallow the eye of a newt.
(b) One must consult a wise man and obtain his blessing.
(c) One must remember Either/Or.
(d) One must play the same piece backward without making a single mistake.

2. What is the only thing for which the author prays to God with his whole heart?
(a) That God will give him the strength never to want to love another woman.
(b) That God will give him the patience to put up with his wife's nagging.
(c) That God will give him the judgement to know when his wife is lying.
(d) That God will give him the strength to move on after his wife stops loving him.

3. Why does the author say the young man is afraid of continuity?
(a) Because he had a frightening experience with continuity as a chil
(b) Because he enjoys variety.
(c) Because it deprives him of the opportunity to deceive himself.
(d) Because the young man is afraid of everything.

4. Every coming into existence, according to the author, always has an element of what?
(a) Flying.
(b) Caressing.
(c) Polemic.
(d) Stepping back.

5. How does the author describe a couple's connection in a marriage of convenience?
(a) The connection is sexy and suffocating.
(b) The connection is safe but unrewarding.
(c) The connection is immoral and fragile.
(d) The connection is moral but shallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is the most intensive enjoyment?

2. When discussing adversity with the young man, against what does the author warn?

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

4. What kind of energy does the author say a dying person has?

5. What is adversity according to the author?

(see the answer key)

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