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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kierkegaard characterize his interpretation of the facts after his conversion?
(a) Limited.
(b) Wrong.
(c) Right.
(d) Infallible.

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

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

4. What does Kierkegaard use when he writes about the Knight of Faith with the Knight of Infinite Resignation?
(a) Impossible situations.
(b) Paradoxes.
(c) Humor.
(d) Fear.

5. Of what book is a large portion reproduced in Either/Or?
(a) How to love.
(b) How to be a Christian.
(c) The Seducer's Diary.
(d) Romantic Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's letter does Either/Or contain a series of?

2. What is the main theme of Fear and Trembling?

3. What does Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writing tell part of?

4. What does Kierkegaard think his family received?

5. What is Kierkegaard undergoing after his conversion?

(see the answer key)

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