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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. What does the meditation in Fear and Trembling illustrate?
(a) Kierkegaard's happiness.
(b) Kierkegaard's regrets.
(c) Kierkegaard's love for Regina.
(d) Kierkegaard's love for mistery.

2. What does the first letter in Either/Or analyze?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) Christ.
(c) God's influence on mankind.
(d) Death.

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

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

5. What does Robert Bretall say Kierkegaard is in the Two Edifying Discourses?
(a) A fiction writer.
(b) A poet.
(c) A liar.
(d) A theopolian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's lecture does Kierkegaard attend?

2. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning the universe?

3. What do truth and art require according to Fear and Trembling?

4. What are the Two Edifying Discourse written for?

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

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