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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 the Danish State Church is?

2. What does Kierkegaard think of The Sickness Unto Death?

3. How long did reason-based and systematized thinking dominate European philosophy?

4. What does Robert Bretall in Chapter 11 say about the views of Kierkegaard on Christianity the year before he dies?

5. Who does Kierkegaard argue a Christian must follow despite his being rejected by the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Kierkegaard see truth as?

8. What does Kierkegaard believe about modern Christianity?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Kierkegaard's beliefs in the Kierkegaard Anthology and discuss how he influenced theology or psychology. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Kierkegaard takes a break from writing for a few years, while waiting for Bishop Mysnter to pass before publishing again. Examine the relationship between Mynster and Kierkegaard, using the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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