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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 say truth is discovered in?
(a) Dialectics.
(b) Faith.
(c) One self.
(d) The heart.

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

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

4. When does Kierkegaard write about truth in Either/Or?
(a) In Chapter 2.
(b) In the first chapter.
(c) Toward the middle.
(d) Toward the end.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kierkegaard undergoing after his conversion?

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

3. What does Kierkegaard argue life is?

4. What does Kierkegaard meditate on in Fear and Trembling?

5. What does the meditation in Fear and Trembling illustrate?

(see the answer key)

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