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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Either/Or : Chapter 2, Aesthetic Validity of Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is David unable to appreciate about the parable?
(a) David is unable to appreciate the hidden language of heaven in the parable.
(b) David is unable to appreciate the time Nathan takes to convey the parable.
(c) David is unable to appreciate Nathan's literary skill.
(d) David is unable to appreciate how the parable applies to his own life.

2. How does the author say the young man lives?
(a) The author says the young man lives by stealing happy moments.
(b) The author says the young man lives by creeping up unnoticed on people.
(c) All of these.
(d) The author says the young man lives by plundering.

3. 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 sexy and suffocating.
(c) The connection is safe but unrewarding.
(d) The connection is moral but shallow.

4. What is the second subject Kierkegaard examines?
(a) Messages from distant cousins.
(b) Messages in bottles.
(c) Messages from God.
(d) Messages from yourself.

5. What is the only thing for which the author thanks God with his whole soul?
(a) That his wife loves him with all her heart.
(b) That his wife is the only woman he has ever loved.
(c) That his wife has many hobbies which keep her occupied.
(d) That his wife is the last person he will ever love.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts that it might seem proper for marital love to begin with a kind of what?

2. What does the author say romantic love is built on?

3. What one word does the author say can describe love?

4. What is the only thing for which the author prays to God with his whole heart?

5. Who does Kirkegaard explain the letter was intended for?

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