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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kierkegaard characterize his interpretation of the facts after his conversion?
(a) Wrong.
(b) Limited.
(c) Infallible.
(d) Right.

2. What is the name of the first volume of Either/Or?
(a) Christ.
(b) The Square Method.
(c) The Rotation Method.
(d) The Seducer's Diary.

3. What is Kierkegaard feeling at the start of The Journals?
(a) Fear
(b) Contentment.
(c) Love.
(d) Loss.

4. What does Chapter 1 say Kierkegaard is conflicted between?
(a) Love and despair.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Wonder and despair.
(d) Wonder and hate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writing tell part of?

2. What country's philosophy does the philosopher who Kierkegaard opposes in Either/Or most influence?

3. What does Robert Bretall say Kierkegaard is in the Two Edifying Discourses?

4. What does Kierkegaard believe lies at the center of Christianity?

5. What is Kierkegaard undergoing after his conversion?

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