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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 does an individual become when his heart is open according to the author?
(a) Vengeful.
(b) Inarticulate.
(c) Eloquent.
(d) Merciful.

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

3. According to the author, what is the lifeblood of marriage?
(a) Openness on a large scale.
(b) Uprightness.
(c) All of these.
(d) Frankness.

4. Who does the author say cannot love?
(a) A person who is not Christian.
(b) A person who beats his wife.
(c) A peson who cannot open himself.
(d) A person who always tells the truth.

5. Why is "sympathetic" depression noble according to the author of the letter?
(a) "Sympathetic" depression is for the sake of another.
(b) "Sympathetic" depression is highly attractive in a young man.
(c) "Sympathetic" depression is the depression of the landed gentry.
(d) The author has proclaimed it!

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say that the first love always is?

2. What does the author say would be a matter of indifference to Christians?

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

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

5. The author asserts that making a good choice does not depend so much on deliberation as on what?

(see the answer key)

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