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

2. What is Kierkegaard undergoing after his conversion?
(a) A terrible revolution.
(b) The flu.
(c) A change of heart.
(d) A physical transformation.

3. What is Kierkegaard letting himself do at the start of The Journals?
(a) Remain silent.
(b) Pass out of himself.
(c) Indulge himself with food.
(d) Worship Christ.

4. Who's lecture does Kierkegaard attend?
(a) Igor Stensen's.
(b) Socrates'.
(c) Schelling's.
(d) Hegel's.

5. What does Kierkegaard distinguish between in Either/Or?
(a) Direct and indirect communication.
(b) Life and death.
(c) Catholics and Protestant dogma.
(d) Love and hate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kierkegaard use when he writes about the Knight of Faith with the Knight of Infinite Resignation?

3. What does Kierkegaard know about himself in The Journals?

4. Which of the Two Edifying Discourses does Kierkegaard prefer?

5. How long does it take Kierkegaard to write Fear and Trembling?

(see the answer key)

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