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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. The author claims what kind of feelings toward his wife?

2. Between what two types of doubt does the author say it is important to distinguish?

3. Who does Kirkegaard explain the letter was intended for?

4. Where does the author say the young man might be intoxicated by aesthetic pleasure?

5. To whom does the author compare the young man when he is ill-tempered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author write is "unhappy love?"

2. Why are erotic love and marriage irreconcilable according to the author?

3. Describe the church wedding that the author says caused the young man to fume.

4. How does the author compare the young man to an insane man?

5. Describe what the author writes are the necessary inward conditions for marriage?

6. In what kind of moment does the author write he hopes his letter finds the young man, and why?

7. How is first love the unification of freedom and necessity?

8. What does the author assert is the principle reason for marrying?

9. What does the author write about egotistic depression?

10. How many types of love does the author write there are? What are they?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author define "the ethical"? How does the author define "the esthetic"? How does the author propose the esthetic and the ethical should be balanced in human life? Defend or refute these assertions citing specific examples from the text to support your position.

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