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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 represents?
(a) The word of Christ.
(b) His entire life.
(c) His childhood.
(d) Regina's past.

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

3. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning distinctions?
(a) Distinctions separate man from beast.
(b) Distinctions are not distinctive.
(c) Distinctions are overrated.
(d) Distinctions are illusory.

4. What happens to Kierkegaard and Regina's relationship?
(a) Kierkegaard replaces her.
(b) Kierkegaard fires her.
(c) Regina dies.
(d) Kierkegaard breaks off the engagement.

5. What does Kierkegaard argue is merely foreshadowed in Stages on Life's Way?
(a) Christ.
(b) Religions.
(c) Hatred
(d) Love.

6. What does Kierkegaard attempt to do according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 5?
(a) Marry Regina.
(b) Act as honestly as possible.
(c) Attend church.
(d) Love himself.

7. How does Kierkegaard characterize his interpretation of the facts after his conversion?
(a) Wrong.
(b) Infallible.
(c) Right.
(d) Limited.

8. Of what book is a large portion reproduced in Either/Or?
(a) How to love.
(b) The Seducer's Diary.
(c) How to be a Christian.
(d) Romantic Love.

9. How many realms does Stages on Life's Way discuss?
(a) 5 realms.
(b) 2 realms.
(c) 4 realms.
(d) 3 realms.

10. What pseudonym does Kierkegaard use to publish Either/Or?
(a) Emile Proust.
(b) Marcus Temporarus.
(c) Sophie Marcus.
(d) Victor Eremita.

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

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

13. What does Kierkegaard say must stop being the ultimate goal and motivation for life in Stages of Life's Way?
(a) Aesthetic.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Faith.
(d) Money.

14. What does Kierkegaard do before leaving for Berlin at the star of Either/Or?
(a) Buries his dog, Maximus.
(b) Breaks off his engagement with Regina Olsen.
(c) Writes a book.
(d) Goes to church.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Kierkegaard aware of concerning Fear and Trembling?

4. What is Kierkegaard stunned by in The Journals?

5. What does Kierkegaard give up on according to Robert Bretall Chapter 5?

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