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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. Who did Bishop Mynster influence?

2. When does Kierkegaard argue that action is only comprehensible?

3. What does Kierkegaard think Bishop Mynster did not witness?

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

5. What does Robert Bretall in Chapter 17 argue Kierkegaard's The Attack Upon Christendom attacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard say Christianity offends?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Kierkegaard believe about modern Christianity?

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

8. What does Kierkegaard outline about the human heart in Chapter 10, Edifying Discourses?

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

10. What did Kierkegaard criticize about the sacraments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kierkegaard frequently wrote under pseudonyms. Discuss why Kierkegaard used pseudonyms to present different points of views and philosophical exposition. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kierkegaard's definition of sin and how it is related to despair. Examine why sin is a problem, what the opposite of sin is, and how people may overcome sinfulness. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kierkegaard's view of Socrates and examine similarities between Socrates and Kierkegaard. Use the text to support your discussion.

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