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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do The Journals say Kierkegaard feels?
(a) Torn.
(b) In love.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.
2. 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 that can make a difference in our lives.
(c) It is useless.
(d) It is the only truth worth having.
3. Who does Kierkegaard think is the most likely person to understand the ideas in Fear and Trembling?
(a) A theologian.
(b) Himself.
(c) A priest.
(d) Regina.
4. How many realms does Stages on Life's Way discuss?
(a) 2 realms.
(b) 3 realms.
(c) 4 realms.
(d) 5 realms.
5. What is the author arguing is more important than the content of Either/Or?
(a) The title.
(b) Kierkegaard's footnotes.
(c) The way the book was launched.
(d) Kierkegaard's analysis.
6. What does Kierkegaard ask but does not give answers to in the Fragments?
(a) Who am I?
(b) Will society resist modernity out of love of Christ?
(c) Does Christ love us when we don't love him?
(d) The questions crucial to Christianity to survive modernity.
7. Which of the Two Edifying Discourses does Kierkegaard prefer?
(a) All of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) The first one.
(d) The last one.
8. What does Kierkegaard argue life is?
(a) The time between our birth and our death.
(b) The time between our acceptance of the love of Christ and our death.
(c) A series of moments.
(d) A series of stark choices.
9. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning distinctions?
(a) Distinctions separate man from beast.
(b) Distinctions are illusory.
(c) Distinctions are overrated.
(d) Distinctions are not distinctive.
10. When does Kierkegaard write about truth in Either/Or?
(a) In Chapter 2.
(b) Toward the end.
(c) Toward the middle.
(d) In the first chapter.
11. What is Kierkegaard letting himself do at the start of The Journals?
(a) Worship Christ.
(b) Remain silent.
(c) Indulge himself with food.
(d) Pass out of himself.
12. What does Kierkegaard say "is given its rights"?
(a) Love.
(b) Christ.
(c) The religious realm.
(d) Hatred.
13. What happens to Kierkegaard and Regina's relationship?
(a) Kierkegaard fires her.
(b) Kierkegaard breaks off the engagement.
(c) Regina dies.
(d) Kierkegaard replaces her.
14. What does Kierkegaard use when he writes about the Knight of Faith with the Knight of Infinite Resignation?
(a) Impossible situations.
(b) Fear.
(c) Paradoxes.
(d) Humor.
15. What does Kierkegaard say he cannot do with Regina?
(a) Talk to her about her work.
(b) Share things about himself.
(c) Talk religion.
(d) Travel.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning the universe?
2. What does the meditation in Fear and Trembling illustrate?
3. What is Kierkegaard aware of in The Journals?
4. What does Stages on Life's Way divide according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 7?
5. How long does it take Kierkegaard to write Fear and Trembling?
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