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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Johannes watches Cordelia's servant and is happy about what?
(a) The servant is a strong man.
(b) She is not walking alone.
(c) She is wealthy enough to have a servant.
(d) The servant is a woman.

2. Johannes notices that eventually Cordelia stops looking for ______________.
(a) Him.
(b) A man.
(c) Someone.
(d) Her family.

3. On the fifteenth, who does Johannes thank because he was able to find Cordelia?
(a) Edward.
(b) Cordelia's aunt.
(c) Chance.
(d) God.

4. When did this event occur?
(a) At half past three.
(b) At half past four.
(c) At half past six.
(d) At half past five.

5. Of what can Johannes not bear about himself?
(a) The inaccuracy of his ears.
(b) The inaccuracy of his eyes.
(c) The inaccuracy of his voice.
(d) The inaccuracy of his health.

Short Answer Questions

1. Johannes notes that he has heard her say that she will be at the exhibition on Monday at 1 p.m., so he decides to arrive when?

2. Where does Johannes tell Cordelia her family might be?

3. How does Johannes try and use this person's arrival to his advantage?

4. It should be noted at this point that Kierkegaard is the author writing from the perspective of a man who has come upon the letters of a man named Johannes, who Kierkegaard intends to represent who?

5. For what has Cordelia been punished?

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