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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 life is?
(a) A series of moments.
(b) The time between our acceptance of the love of Christ and our death.
(c) The time between our birth and our death.
(d) A series of stark choices.

2. What does Kierkegaard think will happen with what his family received?
(a) It is something of the past.
(b) It will disappear.
(c) It will come from time to time.
(d) It will continue.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kierkegaard characterize his interpretation of the facts after his conversion?

2. What does Kierkegaard think his family received?

3. What is Kierkegaard letting himself do at the start of The Journals?

4. What does Kierkegaard feel about the prevalent ideas about the universe and distinction?

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

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