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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are not choices of?
(a) Love.
(b) God.
(c) Luck.
(d) Intellect.

3. When does Kierkegaard write Repetition?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1854.

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

5. Who's letter does Either/Or contain a series of?
(a) Regina's.
(b) Judge William's.
(c) Hegel's.
(d) Socrates'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cities does Kierkegaard write Either/Or in?

2. Who's ideas does Kierkegaard oppose in Either/Or?

3. What is Kierkegaard undergoing after his conversion?

4. What pseudonym does Kierkegaard use for The Fragments?

5. What does Kierkegaard meditate on in Fear and Trembling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Knight of Faith do in Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling?

2. What passage from the Bible does Kierkegaard focus on in Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling?

3. What does Kierkegaard say about humanity?

4. What does Kierkegaard believe cannot be escaped by us?

5. What theme do the letters prefigure?

6. What does Kierkegaard publish at the beginning of Chapter 2, Either/Or, A Fragment of Life and why does it represent him well?

7. What banquet is referred to in Chapter 7, Stages on Life's Way?

8. How does the young hero depicted in Chapter 5, Repetition, resonate with Kierkegaard?

9. What does Kierkegaard believe about truth in Two Edifying Discourses?

10. What does Kierkegaard turn away from in Chapter 1, The Journals?

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