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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Purity of Heart, Edifying Discourses in Various Spirits, Chapter 11, Works of Love, Chapter 12, The Point of View For My Work as an Author.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion does Robert Bretall in Chapter 11 say Kierkegaard follows?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Agnosticism.

2. With what book does Kierkegaard's work reach maturity according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 6?
(a) Unscientific Postscript.
(b) The Fragments.
(c) How to be a Christian.
(d) The Journals.

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

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

5. What does Kierkegaard say of the truth that teaches and builds up the human person in Two Edifying Discourses?
(a) It is one truth among many.
(b) It is the only truth worth having.
(c) It is the only truth that can make a difference in our lives.
(d) It is useless.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kierkegaard argue is both a trap and an illusion?

3. Of what book is a large portion reproduced in Either/Or?

4. How long did reason-based and systematized thinking dominate European philosophy?

5. What does Kierkegaard resonate with concerning spirituality?

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