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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Philosophical Fragments, or a Fragment of Philosophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Kierkegaard think is the most likely person to understand the ideas in Fear and Trembling?
(a) Himself.
(b) Regina.
(c) A theologian.
(d) A priest.

2. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are not choices of?
(a) Love.
(b) Luck.
(c) Intellect.
(d) God.

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

4. What is the main theme of Fear and Trembling?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Commitment.
(d) The encounter between the individual and the universe.

5. What does the meditation in Fear and Trembling illustrate?
(a) Kierkegaard's happiness.
(b) Kierkegaard's regrets.
(c) Kierkegaard's love for Regina.
(d) Kierkegaard's love for mistery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kierkegaard undergoing after his conversion?

2. What does Kierkegaard think will happen with what his family received?

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

4. What does Kierkegaard say truth is discovered in?

5. What does Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writing tell part of?

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