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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 Robert Bretall think of Repetition?
(a) It is full of holes in logic.
(b) It is Kierkegaard's best work of literature.
(c) It is one of the worse works by Kierkegaard.
(d) It is a humorist's piece.

2. What does Chapter 8 say about Hegel and his followers?
(a) They do not compromise.
(b) They are savages in every way.
(c) They refuse to debate.
(d) They are good men.

3. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are choices of?
(a) Christ.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Character.
(d) God.

4. What does Kierkegaard do before leaving for Berlin at the star of Either/Or?
(a) Goes to church.
(b) Writes a book.
(c) Breaks off his engagement with Regina Olsen.
(d) Buries his dog, Maximus.

5. Of what book is a large portion reproduced in Either/Or?
(a) How to be a Christian.
(b) The Seducer's Diary.
(c) Romantic Love.
(d) How to love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are not choices of?

2. How long does it take Kierkegaard to write Fear and Trembling?

3. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning distinctions?

4. What does Kierkegaard argue would negate him?

5. Who's lecture does Kierkegaard attend?

(see the answer key)

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