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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. How does Kierkegaard describe what Christians call sin?

2. What does Kierkegaard argue Hegel's vision of the world of reason does to the idea of possibility?

3. How does Kierkegaard define truth in Concluding Unscientific Postscript?

4. Which of Freud's ideas does Kierkegaard prefigure in The Sickness Unto Death?

5. What does Kierkegaard think of Bishop Mynster's sermons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard believe about modern Christianity?

2. What does Kierkegaard see truth as?

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

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

5. What does Kierkegaard find outrageous and upsetting?

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

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

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

9. What did Kierkegaard criticize about the sacraments?

10. What does Kierkegaard say Christianity offends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Kierkegaard refutes the philosophy of Hegel and though he may admire Hegel's intellect, Kierkegaard thought he contradicted himself. Discuss the differences and similarities between Hegel and Kierkegaard. Use the text to support your comparison.

Essay Topic 3

Kierkegaard focuses heavily on Abraham and Isaac while discussing the aesthetic life. Examine Kierkegaard's definition of the aesthetic life and compare the three stages of life outlined by Kierkegaard. Use the text to support your discussion.

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