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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. Who does The Sickness Unto Death argue the person is?

2. What is the title of the conclusion of Concluding Unscientific Postscript?

3. What other work does Kierkegaard produce during the period in which he writes The Journals?

4. Who is the criticism of Kierkegaard targeted at?

5. What does Kierkegaard argue Christendom is ruled by?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Kierkegaard write anything between 1851 to 1854 according to Chapter 16, The Journals?

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

3. What does it mean to be a Christian according to Kierkegaard?

4. What does Kierkegaard say about the individual?

5. Why is Kierkegaard biased about the press?

6. In Chapter 15, Two Discourses at the Communion of Fridays, what does Kierkegaard realize about himself?

7. What did Kierkegaard criticize about the sacraments?

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

9. What, according to Kierkegaard, can generate true knowledge of the validity of Christianity?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Examine Kierkegaard's relationship with Regina and discuss what prevented him from continuing his relationship. Discuss why he believed he manipulated her into falling in love with him. Use the text to support your discussion.

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