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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 argue is both a trap and an illusion?

3. When is Concluding Unscientific Postscript published?

4. What does Kierkegaard say of Two Discourses in his work?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Kierkegaard criticize about the sacraments?

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

4. What does Kierkegaard say Christianity offends?

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

6. What does Kierkegaard find outrageous and upsetting?

7. What does Kierkegaard say about the individual?

8. What must individuality be separated from according to Chapter 8, Concluding Unscientific Postscript?

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

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

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 Christendom and tries to define Christendom. Examine the objectives of God and how they are realized, using the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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