Two column enumerate revtex

Question

We have a list of small items

\begin{enumerate}
\item a
\item b
\item c
\item d
\end{enumerate}

which we would like to typeset as such

1. a             3. c
2. b             4. d

Normally we could use the multicol package. However if we are forced to use the revtex4-1 document class, we cannot use multicol as it is explicitly listed to be incompatible. How can we typeset this nonetheless?

Answer 1

If the enumeration should go from left to right, the tasks package is perhaps the right choice (but certainly not the only one, of course).

\documentclass{revtex4-1}


\usepackage{tasks}


\begin{document}
\begin{tasks}(2)
\task First
\task Second
\task Third
\task Fourth
\end{tasks}

\end{document}