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

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

3. Which of Freud's ideas does Kierkegaard prefigure in The Sickness Unto Death?
(a) Inconscience.
(b) Death instinct.
(c) Dream interpretation.
(d) Oedipus complex.

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

5. What does Kierkegaard say "is given its rights"?
(a) Hatred.
(b) The religious realm.
(c) Christ.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling will do to the reader?

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

3. How does Kierkegaard call the first piece of Stages on Life's Way?

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

5. What does Robert Bretall in Chapter 13 argue The Sickness Unto Death tries to understand?

(see the answer key)

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