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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. When does Kierkegaard write about truth in Either/Or?

2. What does Kierkegaard attempt to do according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 5?

3. What does the first letter in Either/Or analyze?

4. What does Kierkegaard do before leaving for Berlin at the star of Either/Or?

5. When were the last of Kierkegaard aesthetic writings published according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the terrible revolution which Kierkegaard speaks of in Chapter 1, The Journals?

4. What is the question raised in Chapter 6, Philosophical Fragments?

5. What does the truth or art require in Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling?

6. What is inverted, according to Kierkegaard?

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

8. Who is Regina Olsen?

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

10. What does the Knight of Faith do in Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine what Christianity means for Kierkegaard. Compare his view of Christianity with that of paganism and pre-Christian religions. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the definition of truth in relation to faith, truth being "an objective uncertainty held fast" and that "without risk, there is no faith." Use the text to discuss the interplay of truth and faith in the Kierkegaard Anthology.

Essay Topic 3

Kierkegaard is considered the father of existentialism and maintained that the individual is responsible for giving life meaning. Discuss the tenets of existentialism and how it asserts the importance of human individuality.

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