View a FREE sample

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 do before leaving for Berlin at the star of Either/Or?
(a) Goes to church.
(b) Writes a book.
(c) Breaks off his engagement with Regina Olsen.
(d) Buries his dog, Maximus.

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

3. How old is Kierkegaard at the age of his conversion?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 26 years old.
(c) 25 years old.
(d) 35 years old.

4. What is Kierkegaard stunned by in The Journals?
(a) His own feeling.
(b) His own nothingness.
(c) The feelings of Chris.
(d) The power of God.

5. What is the author arguing is more important than the content of Either/Or?
(a) Kierkegaard's analysis.
(b) The way the book was launched.
(c) Kierkegaard's footnotes.
(d) The title.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's lecture does Kierkegaard attend?

2. What does Kierkegaard argue life is?

3. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are not choices of?

4. Who is Regina Olsen?

5. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are choices of?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 198 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample