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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Training in Christianity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Kierkegaard to write Fear and Trembling?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 35 days.
(d) Less than 60 days.

2. What does the first letter in Either/Or analyze?
(a) Christ.
(b) Death.
(c) God's influence on mankind.
(d) Romantic love.

3. What does Robert Bretall in Chapter 11 say about the views of Kierkegaard on Christianity the year before he dies?
(a) He will convert to Catholicism.
(b) He will reject Christ.
(c) He will think that Christianity is stronger than ever.
(d) He will be disillusioned.

4. What does Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling represents?
(a) His childhood.
(b) His entire life.
(c) The word of Christ.
(d) Regina's past.

5. What does humanity need according to Kierkegaard?
(a) Christ.
(b) The church.
(c) A love.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Kierkegaard argue that action is only comprehensible?

2. What does Kierkegaard's work focus on?

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

4. What pseudonym does Kierkegaard use for The Fragments?

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

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