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

2. What does Kierkegaard think what his family receives is?
(a) Money.
(b) A punishment.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) A good omen.

3. Who is Regina Olsen?
(a) Kierkegaard's fiancee.
(b) Kierkegaard's sister.
(c) Kierkegaard's editor.
(d) Kierkegaard's agent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kierkegaard do before leaving for Berlin at the star of Either/Or?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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