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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 does Kierkegaard claim concerning man and the self in The Sickness Unto Death?

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

3. What does Robert Bretall in Chapter 11 say Kierkegaard rejects and critiques?

4. What does Kierkegaard argue Christendom is ruled by?

5. What does Kierkegaard think of Bishop Mynster's sermons?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What must individuality be separated from according to Chapter 8, Concluding Unscientific Postscript?

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

4. Why is Kierkegaard biased about the press?

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

6. What does Kierkegaard believe about modern Christianity?

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

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

9. What does Kierkegaard find outrageous and upsetting?

10. What did Kierkegaard criticize about the sacraments?

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 examines how Christ is the only true teacher because only he lacks error. Examine the illustration that Kierkegaard uses to demonstrate this belief and analyze its purpose. Use the text to support your discussion.

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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