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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Sickness Unto Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard argue man is not?
(a) Faith.
(b) Good.
(c) What he is in principle.
(d) Bad.

2. What does Kierkegaard meditate on in Fear and Trembling?
(a) The incarnation.
(b) The resurrection.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) Abraham's call to kill his son Isaac.

3. What do truth and art require according to Fear and Trembling?
(a) Taste.
(b) Love of God.
(c) An acquaintance with bias.
(d) The hand of Christ.

4. Who does The Sickness Unto Death argue the person is?
(a) The son of Christ.
(b) Insignificant.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A spirit.

5. What does Robert Bretall in Chapter 13 argue The Sickness Unto Death tries to understand?
(a) Faith.
(b) The corruption within each man.
(c) The love of Christ.
(d) The role of the church in the state.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Robert Bretall argue 1848 is for Kierkegaard's writing?

2. What does The Sickness Unto Death argue the self is?

3. What does Kierkegaard say must stop being the ultimate goal and motivation for life in Stages of Life's Way?

4. What does Kierkegaard say "is given its rights"?

5. What does Kierkegaard think of The Sickness Unto Death?

(see the answer key)

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