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

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

3. What country's philosophy does the philosopher who Kierkegaard opposes in Either/Or most influence?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) Denmark.

4. What is the author arguing is more important than the content of Either/Or?
(a) The title.
(b) Kierkegaard's footnotes.
(c) The way the book was launched.
(d) Kierkegaard's analysis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning the universe?

2. What is Kierkegaard's pseudonym in Repetition?

3. What do truth and art require according to Fear and Trembling?

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

5. Of what book is a large portion reproduced in Either/Or?

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