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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. According to Robert Bretall in Chapter 11, what does Kierkegaard see the truth as?

2. What do Two Discourses and Works of Love have in common according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 15?

3. What are Kierkegaard's political views?

4. What does Chapter 8 say about Hegel and his followers?

5. What does Kierkegaard say of the defense of the Christian ideal?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was Chapter 12, The Point of View For My Work as an Author published?

2. What does Kierkegaard aim to do in Chapter 15, Two Discourses at the Communion on Fridays?

3. What does Kierkegaard say about the individual?

4. What does man contain, according to Kierkegaard?

5. What does Kierkegaard claim happens when we relate to our true selves?

6. What does the existence of man contradict, according to Kierkegaard?

7. How does Kierkegaard define spirit and self in Chapter 13, The Sickness Unto Death?

8. What does Kierkegaard critique in Chapter 11, Works of Love?

9. What does Kierkegaard seek about the church at the end of The Attack Upon Christendom?

10. What hazard does Kierkegaard expose in Chapter 9, The Present Age?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kierkegaard focuses on works of love and how these are necessary for the Christian. Examine the Epistle of James and how this Scripture supports Kierkegaard's belief in the works of love and a Christian practical ethic.

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Kierkegaard defines the spirit and the self and how man contains both the infinite and the finite. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Kierkegaard discusses the hazards in newspapers and in media. Discuss why the press is considered the heart of the public, yet appeals to the worst in humanity. Use the text to support your discussion.

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