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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Either/Or : Chapter 13, Ultimatum and.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is adversity according to the author?
(a) The beginning of a love affair.
(b) The death of marriage.
(c) Part of marriage.
(d) The end of one's life.

2. What kind of woman does the author compare the young man to?
(a) A woman in labor.
(b) A woman in love.
(c) A jealous woman.
(d) A spurned woman.

3. What is the reader to understand about the content of Kierkegaard's letter?
(a) The reader is to understand that the contents of the letter apply to the reader himself and not to another.
(b) The reader is to understand that the contents of the letter apply to King David.
(c) The reader is to understand that the contents of the letter apply to the prophet Nathan.
(d) The reader is to understand that the contents of the letter apply to Kierkegaard's wife.

4. Where does the author say the young man might be intoxicated by aesthetic pleasure?
(a) An art gallery.
(b) A baseball game.
(c) A cricket match.
(d) The theatre.

5. What is the risk in despairing over something particular according to the author?
(a) That one will forget one's obligation to one's wife.
(b) That one's despair will be totally overwhelming.
(c) That one's despair will not be authentic and deep.
(d) That one will be distracted from the joy of sunsets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what two things does the writer say there may exist a significant difference?

2. What capacity of the soul does the author say is missing in the young man?

3. What does the author say that every order of life, including marriage, has?

4. What does the author say concerns the young man?

5. What does the author anticipate will be the young man's first objection to married life?

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