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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. In what does the author say the young man is prolific?
(a) In writing novels.
(b) In composing symphonies.
(c) In coining phrases of his favorite conclusions.
(d) In writing volumes of poetry.

2. Who is the most "upbuilded" according to the author?
(a) The one who reads the most books.
(b) The one who is most frequently in the right.
(c) The one who is most frequently in the wrong.
(d) The one who eats the most spinach.

3. What does the author say is the young man's position in relation to philosophy?
(a) The young man's position is anathema to philosophy.
(b) The young man's position is indifferent to philosophy.
(c) The young man's position is friendly to philosophy.
(d) The young man's position is mildly at odds with philosophy.

4. How does the author describe the way of history?
(a) The author describes the way of history as being ultimately amusing.
(b) The author describes the way of history as being a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
(c) The author describes the way of history as being very long and arduous.
(d) The author describes the way of history as being only apparent many years after the fact.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the wedding does the author find rather backward?

2. What is the second way in which this upbuilding manifests?

3. What system does the author say he observed while he was a guest in the home of a young married couple?

4. If one can "lose the whole world" without damaging one's soul, the author of the letter asserts, then what must "one's soul" prove to be?

5. The author says he would rather have a murder on his conscience than what?

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