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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Either/Or, A Fragment of Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who's letter does Either/Or contain a series of?
(a) Hegel's.
(b) Socrates'.
(c) Regina's.
(d) Judge William's.

2. What does Kierkegaard know about himself in The Journals?
(a) He is both great and small.
(b) He is a fraud.
(c) He loves God.
(d) He is mistaken.

3. What does Kierkegaard distinguish between in Either/Or?
(a) Life and death.
(b) Direct and indirect communication.
(c) Love and hate.
(d) Catholics and Protestant dogma.

4. What does Kierkegaard do before leaving for Berlin at the star of Either/Or?
(a) Writes a book.
(b) Goes to church.
(c) Breaks off his engagement with Regina Olsen.
(d) Buries his dog, Maximus.

5. What is the author arguing is more important than the content of Either/Or?
(a) Kierkegaard's analysis.
(b) Kierkegaard's footnotes.
(c) The title.
(d) The way the book was launched.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kierkegaard characterize his interpretation of the facts after his conversion?

2. What does Kierkegaard feel about the prevalent ideas about the universe and distinction?

3. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are choices of?

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

5. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning the universe?

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