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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 is the only way the author claims he would ever wish to be in relation to his wife?
(a) Monogamous.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Polygamous.
(d) Dominant.

2. What does the author say the young man's attitude toward ethics is?
(a) The author says the young man finds ethics fascinating.
(b) The author says the young man despises ethics.
(c) The author says the young man is not ordinarily disdainful of ethics.
(d) The author says the young man finds ethics amusing.

3. What does the author say one must transform to preserve the aesthetic in human beings?
(a) One must transform lemons into lemonade.
(b) One must transform beauty into pain.
(c) One must transform suffering into joy.
(d) One must transform outer trials into inner trials.

4. What effect does giving of thanks have on first love?
(a) Giving of thanks changes first love to hatred.
(b) Giving of thanks augments first love.
(c) Giving of thanks has no effect on first love.
(d) Giving of thanks decreases first love.

5. What does Either/Or represent?
(a) Choice in human life.
(b) Marital fidelity.
(c) An album of music.
(d) The capital of Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what does the author say the young man is prolific?

2. What phrase does the young man fling about according to the author?

3. To what does the author of the letter compare the young man at the end of this section?

4. What is adversity according to the author?

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

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