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

2. What does Kierkegaard use the book review for?
(a) To promote his next book.
(b) Apologize to Regina.
(c) Discuss his own ideas.
(d) Talk about Hegel's ideas.

3. Where does the idea of Repetition derive from?
(a) The life of Christ.
(b) Regina's life.
(c) Kierkegaard's own life.
(d) The rise of Christian dogma.

4. Of what book is a large portion reproduced in Either/Or?
(a) The Seducer's Diary.
(b) Romantic Love.
(c) How to be a Christian.
(d) How to love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chapter 1 say Kierkegaard is conflicted between?

2. What type of text does Kierkegaard routinely publish under his own name according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 10?

3. How old is Kierkegaard at the age of his conversion?

4. With what book does Kierkegaard's work reach maturity according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 6?

5. What does Robert Bretall in Chapter 11 say about the views of Kierkegaard on Christianity the year before he dies?

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