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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) 2 years.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 35 days.
(d) Less than 60 days.

2. What does Kierkegaard say truth is discovered in?
(a) The heart.
(b) One self.
(c) Faith.
(d) Dialectics.

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

4. What does the human hide from with all his energy according to Kierkegaard?
(a) Truth.
(b) Himself.
(c) His desires.
(d) Christ.

5. What is Kierkegaard feeling at the start of The Journals?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear
(d) Loss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first piece of Stages on Life's Way cover?

2. Who does Kierkegaard argue a Christian must follow despite his being rejected by the world?

3. What does Robert Bretall think of Repetition?

4. What does Kierkegaard attempt to do according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 5?

5. What does Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling represents?

(see the answer key)

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