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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert Bretall say Kierkegaard is in the Two Edifying Discourses?
(a) A poet.
(b) A liar.
(c) A theopolian.
(d) A fiction writer.

2. What is Kierkegaard undergoing after his conversion?
(a) A terrible revolution.
(b) A change of heart.
(c) A physical transformation.
(d) The flu.

3. What does Chapter 1 say Kierkegaard is conflicted between?
(a) Wonder and despair.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Wonder and hate.
(d) Love and despair.

4. What does Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writing tell part of?
(a) Socrates' views.
(b) Hegel's views.
(c) His thoughts on aspects of his philosophy.
(d) Regina's views.

5. What is Kierkegaard aware of concerning Fear and Trembling?
(a) It is not that good.
(b) It will be translated into many languages.
(c) Everyone will hate it.
(d) The Denmark Church will be offended.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard say truth is discovered in?

2. Where in Either/Or are the edifying discourses published?

3. Of what book is a large portion reproduced in Either/Or?

4. What shall not fall to the ground without the will of the Father according to The Journals?

5. What does Kierkegaard say of the truth that teaches and builds up the human person in Two Edifying Discourses?

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