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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. What aspect of love does the author say is momentary?
(a) The sensuous aspect.
(b) The romantic aspect.
(c) The tender aspect.
(d) The hateful aspect.

2. If the the young man fails his wife, who does the author say will punish him?
(a) The author says the Danish marriage police will punish the young man.
(b) The author says the state will punish the young man.
(c) The author says his wife will punish the young man.
(d) The author says the young man will punish himself.

3. To what kind of wedding ceremony does the author of the letter refer?
(a) A Presbyterian ceremony.
(b) A Danish Lutheran ceremony.
(c) A Roman Catholic ceremony.
(d) A United Methodist ceremony.

4. What does the author say one must transform to preserve the aesthetic in human beings?
(a) One must transform suffering into joy.
(b) One must transform outer trials into inner trials.
(c) One must transform lemons into lemonade.
(d) One must transform beauty into pain.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is "sympathetic" depression noble according to the author of the letter?

2. What does the author say first love is for him?

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

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

5. What occasion caused the young man to fume according to the author?

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