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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who's lecture does Kierkegaard attend?
(a) Socrates'.
(b) Hegel's.
(c) Igor Stensen's.
(d) Schelling's.

3. How does Kierkegaard characterize his interpretation of the facts after his conversion?
(a) Wrong.
(b) Infallible.
(c) Right.
(d) Limited.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What shall not fall to the ground without the will of the Father according to The Journals?

2. What does Kierkegaard know about himself in The Journals?

3. Which of the Two Edifying Discourses does Kierkegaard prefer?

4. What does Kierkegaard say he cannot do with Regina?

5. What does Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling represents?

(see the answer key)

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