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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 Repetition have that lacks in many of Kierkegaard's works?

2. What does Kierkegaard say forms Repetition?

3. What does Stages on Life's Way divide according to Robert Bretall in Chapter 7?

4. Who is Regina Olsen?

5. What does Chapter 1 say Kierkegaard is conflicted between?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kierkegaard distinguish between in Chapter 2, Either/Or, A Fragment of Life?

2. What does Kierkegaard say about truth not being within ourselves in Chapter 6, Philosophical Fragments?

3. What words of Christ was Kierkegaard aware of in Chapter 1,The Journals?

4. What do we always place consciousness in, according to Kierkegaard?

5. What does the Knight of Faith do in Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling?

6. What passage from the Bible does Kierkegaard focus on in Chapter 4, Fear and Trembling?

7. What excruciating combination does the young hero in Chapter 5, Repetition endure?

8. What must the individual Christian see in Chapter 3, Two Edifying Discourses?

9. What does Kierkegaard turn away from in Chapter 1, The Journals?

10. What is life according to Kierkegaard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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