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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Either/Or, A Fragment of Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What pseudonym does Kierkegaard use to publish Either/Or?
(a) Victor Eremita.
(b) Sophie Marcus.
(c) Emile Proust.
(d) Marcus Temporarus.

3. Who's letter does Either/Or contain a series of?
(a) Hegel's.
(b) Regina's.
(c) Judge William's.
(d) Socrates'.

4. What does Kierkegaard know about himself in The Journals?
(a) He is both great and small.
(b) He is a fraud.
(c) He loves God.
(d) He is mistaken.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Kierkegaard undergoing after his conversion?

3. What is Kierkegaard aware of in The Journals?

4. What is Kierkegaard feeling at the start of The Journals?

5. What do The Journals say Kierkegaard feels?

(see the answer key)

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