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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 say of Two Discourses in his work?

2. What does Kierkegaard argue Christendom is ruled by?

3. What type of text does Kierkegaard routinely publish under his own name according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 10?

4. Who did Kierkegaard receive communion from on his death bed?

5. What does Kierkegaard focus on in Two Discourses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kierkegaard criticize about the sacraments?

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

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

4. Why is Kierkegaard biased about the press?

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

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

7. What does Kierkegaard see truth as?

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

9. What does Kierkegaard express his hatred of in Chapter 15, The Journals?

10. What does Kierkegaard believe about modern Christianity?

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

Reflect how Kierkegaard rejects and critiques central Protestant teaching and why his beliefs resonate more with the Catholic church and monastic life. Use the text to provide examples in your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Kierkegaard discusses Christendom and tries to define Christendom. Examine the objectives of God and how they are realized, using the text to support your discussion.

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