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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 distinguish between in Either/Or?
(a) Life and death.
(b) Direct and indirect communication.
(c) Catholics and Protestant dogma.
(d) Love and hate.

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

3. What cities does Kierkegaard write Either/Or in?
(a) London and Paris.
(b) Berlin and Copenhagen.
(c) Rome and Berlin.
(d) Paris and Nice.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kierkegaard argue life is?

3. What is the name of the first volume of Either/Or?

4. Who's lecture does Kierkegaard attend?

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

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