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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 does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are not choices of?
(a) Love.
(b) God.
(c) Luck.
(d) Intellect.

2. What does Kierkegaard say he cannot do with Regina?
(a) Talk religion.
(b) Share things about himself.
(c) Talk to her about her work.
(d) Travel.

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

4. What shall not fall to the ground without the will of the Father according to The Journals?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A man.
(d) An elephant.

5. What do The Journals say Kierkegaard feels?
(a) Sad.
(b) In love.
(c) Torn.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's letter does Either/Or contain a series of?

2. What does Kierkegaard think his family received?

3. Who's ideas does Kierkegaard oppose in Either/Or?

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

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

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