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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 Works of Love focus on?

2. Why does Kierkegaard argue people convert for?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Kierkegaard find outrageous and upsetting?

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

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

7. Why is Kierkegaard biased about the press?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how Kierkegaard defines the spirit and the self and how man contains both the infinite and the finite. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Kierkegaard focuses heavily on Abraham and Isaac while discussing the aesthetic life. Examine Kierkegaard's definition of the aesthetic life and compare the three stages of life outlined by Kierkegaard. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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