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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kierkegaard stunned by in The Journals?

2. What does Kierkegaard argue life is?

3. What does Robert Bretall say Kierkegaard is in the Two Edifying Discourses?

4. What does Kierkegaard believe lies at the center of Christianity?

5. How many realms does Stages on Life's Way discuss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard say about humanity?

2. What does Kierkegaard feel about the gifts God gives his family?

3. What does Kierkegaard turn away from in Chapter 1, The Journals?

4. What does Kierkegaard believe about truth in Two Edifying Discourses?

5. What excruciating combination does the young hero in Chapter 5, Repetition endure?

6. What does Kierkegaard say about truth not being within ourselves in Chapter 6, Philosophical Fragments?

7. What passage from the Bible does Kierkegaard focus on in Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling?

8. What words of Christ was Kierkegaard aware of in Chapter 1,The Journals?

9. What must we go beyond according to Kierkegaard?

10. Who had an enormous influence on German philosophy, and what do many intellectuals agree on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kierkegaard focuses heavily on Abraham and Isaac while discussing the aesthetic life. Examine Kierkegaard's definition of the aesthetic life and compare the three stages of life outlined by Kierkegaard. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Kierkegaard refutes the philosophy of Hegel and though he may admire Hegel's intellect, Kierkegaard thought he contradicted himself. Discuss the differences and similarities between Hegel and Kierkegaard. Use the text to support your comparison.

Essay Topic 3

Writing under the pseudonym, Climacus, Kierkegaard describes faith in the language of the absurd in the sense of the improbable. Discuss Kierkegaard's use of the term with that of Albert Camus's understanding. Use the text to support your discussion and examine the paradox created.

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