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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 does the author propose might come to the young man for advice?

2. What does the author assert is more important than cultivating one's mind?

3. What does the author say is the young man's position in relation to philosophy?

4. What does the author claim he is not?

5. What does the author claim the aesthetic is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of the author's story about the count and countess?

2. How may talent become a hindrance to the enjoyment of life, according to the author?

3. What is the author's definition of the ethical?

4. How does the author describe his depression?

5. What "gift of grace" does the author say he would add to those listed in the bible?

6. What are somethings the author writes might be said to a depressed young man?

7. What does the author assert is the mystic's error?

8. Why does the author write humans fear death?

9. Briefly describe what the author means by the term Either/Or.

10. What risk does the author say one runs when one despairs about something in particular?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the author mean by the term "Either/Or"? Why is the concept central to human existence? Discuss citing three specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact of "the congregation" on the author's thinking in EITHER/OR. Who is "the congregation"? What is the influence of "the congregation"? What emotional responses does the author say "the congregation" elicits? Discuss citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

What are the characteristics of the author of the letter? What kind of man is he? What is his life like? Create and defend a detailed portrait of the author of the letter citing specific examples from the text.

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