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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 Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling represents?
(a) His childhood.
(b) Regina's past.
(c) His entire life.
(d) The word of Christ.

2. How long does it take Kierkegaard to write Fear and Trembling?
(a) 35 days.
(b) 2 years.
(c) Less than 60 days.
(d) 5 months.

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

4. What is the main theme of Fear and Trembling?
(a) The encounter between the individual and the universe.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Commitment.

5. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning the universe?
(a) The Universe is where we are.
(b) Universe is pure unity.
(c) The Universe is infinite.
(d) The Universe is limited only by our love of Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what book is a large portion reproduced in Either/Or?

2. What is Kierkegaard aware of in The Journals?

3. What is the author arguing is more important than the content of Either/Or?

4. What does Kierkegaard say of the truth that teaches and builds up the human person in Two Edifying Discourses?

5. What does the meditation in Fear and Trembling illustrate?

(see the answer key)

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