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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 Kierkegaard think Fear and Trembling will do to the reader?

2. What is the name of the first volume of Either/Or?

3. What does the human hide from with all his energy according to Kierkegaard?

4. What does Kierkegaard think what his family receives is?

5. What does the meditation in Fear and Trembling illustrate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Regina Olsen?

2. What is the question raised in Chapter 6, Philosophical Fragments?

3. What banquet is referred to in Chapter 7, Stages on Life's Way?

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

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

6. What does Kierkegaard say about humanity?

7. What does Kierkegaard feel about the gifts God gives his family?

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

9. What does Kierkegaard publish at the beginning of Chapter 2, Either/Or, A Fragment of Life and why does it represent him well?

10. How does the prophecy in Chapter 5, Repetition come to pass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kierkegaard is considered the father of existentialism and maintained that the individual is responsible for giving life meaning. Discuss the tenets of existentialism and how it asserts the importance of human individuality.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Practice in Christianity exposes Kierkegaard's belief regarding the religious individual, particularly in imitating Christ to become a Christian, as well as the paradox of the incarnation. Examine Kierkegaard's definition of a Christian, using the text to support your discussion.

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