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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 do many intellectuals agree on in the 19th century concerning distinctions?

2. Who does Kierkegaard write his pseudonymous work for according to Fear and Trembling?

3. What does Kierkegaard fight against according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 5?

4. What does Kierkegaard argue men always appear to be biased by?

5. What does Kierkegaard argue major choices in life are not choices of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Constantine receive and what does he want to remain?

2. How is truth discovered according to Two Edifying Discourses?

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

4. What does Kierkegaard say about humanity?

5. What do those at the banquet held in Chapter 7, Stages on Life's Way find?

6. What did Kierkegaard distinguish between in Chapter 2, Either/Or, A Fragment of Life?

7. What is inverted, according to Kierkegaard?

8. Who is Regina Olsen?

9. What three stages does Kierkegaard introduce in Chapter 7, Stages on Life's Way?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Practice in Christianity exposes Kierkegaard's belief regarding the religious individual, particularly in imitating Christ to become a Christian, as well as the paradox of the incarnation. Examine Kierkegaard's definition of a Christian, using the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Kierkegaard frequently wrote under pseudonyms. Discuss why Kierkegaard used pseudonyms to present different points of views and philosophical exposition. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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