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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. When does Bishop Mynster die?

2. Who does Kierkegaard argue is attracted by Christ and his doctrines?

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

4. What does Kierkegaard argue is both a trap and an illusion?

5. What is the central concept of Training in Christianity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the existence of man contradict, according to Kierkegaard?

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 15, Two Discourses at the Communion of Fridays, what does Kierkegaard realize about himself?

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

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

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

Writing under the pseudonym, Climacus, Kierkegaard describes faith in the language of the absurd in the sense of the improbable. Discuss Kierkegaard's use of the term with that of Albert Camus's understanding. Use the text to support your discussion and examine the paradox created.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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