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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 think of The Sickness Unto Death?
(a) It is strong.
(b) It is weak.
(c) It is his final word on the subject.
(d) It is a good introductory work.

2. What does Kierkegaard think The Sickness Unto Death contains too much of?
(a) Long sentence.
(b) Discussion to effectively use rhetoric.
(c) Humor.
(d) References to Christ.

3. How many realms does Stages on Life's Way discuss?
(a) 3 realms.
(b) 2 realms.
(c) 4 realms.
(d) 5 realms.

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

5. What does The Sickness Unto Death argue the self is?
(a) The whole of man.
(b) The part of man that thinks.
(c) A relation that relates to itself.
(d) The part of man that does not love Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the last of Kierkegaard aesthetic writings published according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 7?

2. What does Kierkegaard claim concerning man and the self in The Sickness Unto Death?

3. What does The Sickness Unto Death argue is contained within man?

4. Which of Freud's ideas does Kierkegaard prefigure in The Sickness Unto Death?

5. Outside of what does Fear and Trembling not make sense?

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