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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 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 last person he will ever love.
(c) That his wife is the only woman he has ever loved.
(d) That his wife has many hobbies which keep her occupied.

2. What is the one the thing the author says he thanks God for?
(a) The mutability of his humor.
(b) The clarity of his vision.
(c) The extraordinary refinement of his tastes.
(d) The imperturbability of his soul.

3. To what kind of wedding ceremony does the author of the letter refer?
(a) A Roman Catholic ceremony.
(b) A Danish Lutheran ceremony.
(c) A United Methodist ceremony.
(d) A Presbyterian ceremony.

4. What capacity of the soul does the author say is missing in the young man?
(a) Logic.
(b) Wit.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Memory of his life.

5. What is the ethical according to the author?
(a) The ethical is that with which a person punishes a person who misbehaves.
(b) The ethical is a mystery that is fundamentally unknowable.
(c) The ethical is that by which a person becomes what he becomes.
(d) The ethical is that by which a person spontaneously is what he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character in opera does the author say embodies the state preceding love?

2. What is a moment that is more significant than everything else in the entire world according to the author?

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

4. In addition to having a priority in itself, what other quality does marital love possess according to the author?

5. What does the author say the young man's attitude toward ethics is?

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