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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling will do to the reader?
(a) Make him think.
(b) Make him convert.
(c) Terrify him.
(d) Amuse him.

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

3. What is the name of the best known section of Stages on Life's Way?
(a) The meal.
(b) The banquet.
(c) The last supper.
(d) The restaurant.

4. Where in Either/Or are the edifying discourses published?
(a) Chapter 5.
(b) Chapter 2.
(c) Chapter 3.
(d) Chapter 1.

5. With what book does Kierkegaard's work reach maturity according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 6?
(a) The Fragments.
(b) How to be a Christian.
(c) The Journals.
(d) Unscientific Postscript.

6. What does the meditation in Fear and Trembling illustrate?
(a) Kierkegaard's love for Regina.
(b) Kierkegaard's happiness.
(c) Kierkegaard's regrets.
(d) Kierkegaard's love for mistery.

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

8. What do The Journals say Kierkegaard feels?
(a) In love.
(b) Torn.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

9. What does Kierkegaard say of the truth that teaches and builds up the human person in Two Edifying Discourses?
(a) It is useless.
(b) It is the only truth that can make a difference in our lives.
(c) It is one truth among many.
(d) It is the only truth worth having.

10. When were the last of Kierkegaard aesthetic writings published according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 7?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1846.

11. How does Kierkegaard call the first piece of Stages on Life's Way?
(a) Faith/Death.
(b) Love/Christ.
(c) Guilty/Not Guilty.
(d) Love/Hate.

12. What is Kierkegaard aware of concerning Fear and Trembling?
(a) It is not that good.
(b) Everyone will hate it.
(c) It will be translated into many languages.
(d) The Denmark Church will be offended.

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

14. What does Kierkegaard think what his family receives is?
(a) Bad luck.
(b) A punishment.
(c) Money.
(d) A good omen.

15. What does Repetition have that lacks in many of Kierkegaard's works?
(a) Chapters.
(b) Humor.
(c) A plot.
(d) A third person point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kierkegaard characterize his interpretation of the facts after his conversion?

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

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

4. What prevents the hero in Repetition from finding what he wants?

5. What topic does Either/Or end with?

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