View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Was there was a real woman in Kierkegaard's life named Cordelia?
(a) Yes, but her name was not Cordelia Wahl.
(b) Yes, and her name was Cordelia Wahl.
(c) Yes, but her name was Cordelia Smith.
(d) No.

2. He writes in the first person and expresses deep _______________ at finding the work that is about to begin and the sultry details within it.
(a) Embarassment.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Anxiety.

3. She tells him that she will not pursue him and encourages him to do what?
(a) Let her go.
(b) Come to her.
(c) Forget her.
(d) Flee.

4. Johannes speculates on how interesting it would be if one could discern __________________ ahead of time.
(a) What was to occur in a relationship.
(b) If one's marriage will last.
(c) If one will ever marry.
(d) Who one will love.

5. Johannes considers feigning a chance encounter with Cordelia where he will offer her what?
(a) Dinner.
(b) An escort.
(c) His umbrella.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Johannes remember that made no impression on him?

2. Johannes notes that he has heard her say that she will be at the exhibition on Monday at 1 p.m., so he decides to arrive when?

3. On the ninth, Johannes wonders if he has become _________________.

4. Johannes admired Cordelia but then feared what?

5. When Johannes went after Cordelia, what happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johannes think of a woman being isolated?

2. What does Johannes discuss in his April 14th entry?

3. What does the narrator say about Kierkegaard's character in the book?

4. What does Johannes discover on the 12th?

5. What does the April 9th entry say?

6. How does Johannes treat Cordelia, as time goes on? Why does he treat her this way?

7. What has Johannes learned by the 30th? What interactions take place between Cordelia and Johannes by the 30th?

8. What takes place on the 15th and 16th?

9. How does the book open?

10. What does Cordelia say in the second letter?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,034 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample