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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 do the common people see Kierkegaard according to Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Robert Bretall argue 1848 is for Kierkegaard's writing?

3. Who does Bishop Mynster's eulogy compare him to?

4. What do many Catholics argue Kierkegaard would have done had he lived?

5. Who does The Sickness Unto Death argue the person is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why didn't Kierkegaard write anything between 1851 to 1854 according to Chapter 16, The Journals?

4. What did Kierkegaard criticize about the sacraments?

5. What does Kierkegaard believe about modern Christianity?

6. What hazard does Kierkegaard expose in Chapter 9, The Present Age?

7. What does Kierkegaard declare of truth?

8. What does Kierkegaard believe about Hegel's world of reason in Chapter 8, Concluding Unscientific Postscript?

9. What does Kierkegaard say about the individual?

10. What does Kierkegaard seek about the church at the end of The Attack Upon Christendom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kierkegaard discusses the hazards in newspapers and in media. Discuss why the press is considered the heart of the public, yet appeals to the worst in humanity. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Kierkegaard takes a break from writing for a few years, while waiting for Bishop Mysnter to pass before publishing again. Examine the relationship between Mynster and Kierkegaard, using the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Kierkegaard focuses on works of love and how these are necessary for the Christian. Examine the Epistle of James and how this Scripture supports Kierkegaard's belief in the works of love and a Christian practical ethic.

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