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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. In Chapter 13, what does Robert Bretall argue 1848 is for Kierkegaard's writing?
(a) The year of his first commercial success.
(b) The height of his productivity.
(c) The year he starts doubting Christ.
(d) The year he realizes he still loves Regina.

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

3. How does Kierkegaard call the first piece of Stages on Life's Way?
(a) Faith/Death.
(b) Love/Hate.
(c) Guilty/Not Guilty.
(d) Love/Christ.

4. What does Stages on Life's Way divide according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 7?
(a) Life.
(b) How to love Christ.
(c) Spheres of existence.
(d) Lies and superstitions.

5. Who does Kierkegaard think is the most likely person to understand the ideas in Fear and Trembling?
(a) A theologian.
(b) A priest.
(c) Regina.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the first piece of Stages on Life's Way cover?

3. What does the meditation in Fear and Trembling illustrate?

4. How many realms does Stages on Life's Way discuss?

5. What does Kierkegaard argue man is not?

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