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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 the practice of taking sacraments?

2. What do Two Discourses and Works of Love have in common according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 15?

3. What does Kierkegaard believe the problem with modern Christianity is?

4. What does Kierkegaard think The Sickness Unto Death contains too much of?

5. What does Kierkegaard say being a Christian requires?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Kierkegaard biased about the press?

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

4. Who died in 1854 in Chapter 17, The Attack Upon Christendom, and how was this person remembered?

5. How does Kierkegaard divide history in Chapter 9, The Present Age?

6. How does Kierkegaard define spirit and self in Chapter 13, The Sickness Unto Death?

7. What does Kierkegaard believe about Hegel's world of reason in Chapter 8, Concluding Unscientific Postscript?

8. What does Kierkegaard aim to do in Chapter 15, Two Discourses at the Communion on Fridays?

9. If you are a Christian, what are you not doing according to Kierkegaard in Chapter 14, Training in Christianity?

10. What does Kierkegaard declare of truth?

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

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.

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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