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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Sickness Unto Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Robert Bretall argue 1848 is for Kierkegaard's writing?
(a) The year of his first commercial success.
(b) The year he realizes he still loves Regina.
(c) The year he starts doubting Christ.
(d) The height of his productivity.

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

3. What is the main theme of Fear and Trembling?
(a) The encounter between the individual and the universe.
(b) Commitment.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

4. What does Kierkegaard meditate on in Fear and Trembling?
(a) The resurrection.
(b) The incarnation.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) Abraham's call to kill his son Isaac.

5. What does the first piece of Stages on Life's Way cover?
(a) Trust in the state Church.
(b) Love in Christ.
(c) The role of Bishops.
(d) Love and aesthetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling will do to the reader?

2. What does Kierkegaard think The Sickness Unto Death contains too much of?

3. How does Kierkegaard describe what Christians call sin?

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

5. What does Kierkegaard argue is merely foreshadowed in Stages on Life's Way?

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