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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship does the author assert between the substance one uses to become intoxicated and how difficult the habit of intoxicating oneself is to cure?
(a) The cheaper the substance one uses to become intoxicated the harder the habit is to cure.
(b) The finer the substance one uses to become intoxicated the more difficult the habit is to cure.
(c) It is easier to overcome being intoxicated by black substances than by white.
(d) There is no relationship between the substance one uses to become intoxicated and how difficult the habit of intoxicating oneself is to cure.

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

3. What does the author say that the young man thinks life is?
(a) A lark.
(b) A fair.
(c) A trial.
(d) A masquerade.

4. The author asserts that making a good choice does not depend so much on deliberation as on what?
(a) A baptism of the will.
(b) Just doing what one feels.
(c) What others wish for one to do.
(d) A learning of correctness.

5. What is the married man's most dangerous enemy according to the author?
(a) His wife.
(b) His conscience.
(c) His wife's suitors.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author how does philosophy view history?

3. According to the author, of what can the mystic not be absolved?

4. On the whole, what does the author say it is to choose?

5. What does the author find sad in the contemplating of human life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does the author give the young man about despair?

2. How may talent become a hindrance to the enjoyment of life, according to the author?

3. What does the author dislike about philosophy?

4. Why does the author warn against young men being tied down to making a living right away?

5. What "gift of grace" does the author say he would add to those listed in the bible?

6. What does the author say is more important than choosing the right thing?

7. What does the author write about "the Moment"?

8. What does the author say to despotic husbands who utterly dominate their wives?

9. What risk does the author say one runs when one despairs about something in particular?

10. Explain how the author uses the metaphor of a ship captain to explain Either/Or.

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