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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Concluding Unscientific Postscript to the.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard argue life is?
(a) A series of stark choices.
(b) The time between our acceptance of the love of Christ and our death.
(c) A series of moments.
(d) The time between our birth and our death.

2. What does the hero of Repetition have trouble finding?
(a) Himself.
(b) A true union with the woman he loves.
(c) A good church.
(d) Christ.

3. What does Kierkegaard argue must be separated from society and reason?
(a) Church.
(b) Christ.
(c) Men.
(d) Individuality.

4. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are not choices of?
(a) Luck.
(b) Love.
(c) Intellect.
(d) God.

5. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning distinctions?
(a) Distinctions are overrated.
(b) Distinctions are illusory.
(c) Distinctions are not distinctive.
(d) Distinctions separate man from beast.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Kierkegaard meditate on in Fear and Trembling?

4. When does Kierkegaard argue that action is only comprehensible?

5. What city does Kierkegaard live in according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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