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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. According to Robert Bretall in Chapter 11, what does Kierkegaard see the truth as?

2. What does Kierkegaard realize in "Rest at the foot of the altar"?

3. Who was Bishop Mynster?

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

5. What does Chapter 8 say about Hegel and his followers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does man contain, according to Kierkegaard?

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

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

4. Why is Kierkegaard biased about the press?

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

6. What does Kierkegaard say Christianity offends?

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

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

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

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

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 discusses the hazards in newspapers and in media. Discuss why the press is considered the heart of the public, yet appeals to the worst in humanity. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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