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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who's ideas does Kierkegaard oppose in Either/Or?
(a) G.W.F Hegel.
(b) Proust.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

2. When does Kierkegaard write Repetition?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1853.

3. How old is Kierkegaard at the age of his conversion?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 35 years old.
(c) 26 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

4. What do truth and art require according to Fear and Trembling?
(a) Love of God.
(b) An acquaintance with bias.
(c) The hand of Christ.
(d) Taste.

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

6. With what book does Kierkegaard's work reach maturity according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 6?
(a) The Journals.
(b) The Fragments.
(c) Unscientific Postscript.
(d) How to be a Christian.

7. What pseudonym does Kierkegaard use to publish Either/Or?
(a) Marcus Temporarus.
(b) Victor Eremita.
(c) Emile Proust.
(d) Sophie Marcus.

8. What does Robert Bretall say Kierkegaard is in the Two Edifying Discourses?
(a) A poet.
(b) A fiction writer.
(c) A theopolian.
(d) A liar.

9. What does Kierkegaard say must stop being the ultimate goal and motivation for life in Stages of Life's Way?
(a) Money.
(b) Aesthetic.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Faith.

10. What does Kierkegaard say "is given its rights"?
(a) Love.
(b) The religious realm.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Christ.

11. What does Robert Bretall say is difficult to discern in Kierkegaard's writing?
(a) Who he is talking to.
(b) If he is Christian.
(c) Which aspects of Kierkegaard are present.
(d) If the love of Christ guides him.

12. How long does it take Kierkegaard to write Fear and Trembling?
(a) 2 years.
(b) Less than 60 days.
(c) 35 days.
(d) 5 months.

13. What happens to Kierkegaard and Regina's relationship?
(a) Kierkegaard fires her.
(b) Kierkegaard breaks off the engagement.
(c) Kierkegaard replaces her.
(d) Regina dies.

14. What does Repetition have that lacks in many of Kierkegaard's works?
(a) A plot.
(b) Chapters.
(c) A third person point of view.
(d) Humor.

15. What does Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling represents?
(a) His childhood.
(b) The word of Christ.
(c) Regina's past.
(d) His entire life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kierkegaard think is the most likely person to understand the ideas in Fear and Trembling?

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

3. What does the pseudonymous author of The Fragments resist?

4. What country's philosophy does the philosopher who Kierkegaard opposes in Either/Or most influence?

5. What is the name of the best known section of Stages on Life's Way?

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