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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Concluding Unscientific Postscript to the.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kierkegaard fight against according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 5?
(a) Regina.
(b) Himself.
(c) Subconscious aspects of the self.
(d) The Denmark State Church.

3. What city does Kierkegaard live in according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 5?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Munich.
(d) London.

4. What does Kierkegaard give up on according to Robert Bretall Chapter 5?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Marrying Regina.
(c) Going to Church.
(d) Writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kierkegaard define truth in Concluding Unscientific Postscript?

2. What topic does Either/Or end with?

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

4. What does Kierkegaard distinguish between in Either/Or?

5. When does Kierkegaard argue that action is only comprehensible?

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