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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 cities does Kierkegaard write Either/Or in?
(a) Berlin and Copenhagen.
(b) Rome and Berlin.
(c) Paris and Nice.
(d) London and Paris.

2. What does Robert Bretall in Chapter 10 say Kierkegaard's work written under his own name aims at?
(a) Proposing to Regina.
(b) Contradicting Hegel.
(c) Persuasion.
(d) Criticizing the church.

3. What is Kierkegaard aware of in The Journals?
(a) His errors.
(b) His nothingness.
(c) His longing for Regina.
(d) His self interest.

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

5. What does Kierkegaard think his family received?
(a) A curse.
(b) An inheritance.
(c) A gift from God.
(d) Good luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does The Journals say Kierkegaard was on July 29, 1835?

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

3. What pseudonym does Kierkegaard use to write the second piece of Stages on Life's Way?

4. What is the name of the best known section of Stages on Life's Way?

5. What does Kierkegaard feel about the prevalent ideas about the universe and distinction?

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