Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Questions

The author of the passage is primarily concerned with

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This answer choice is too narrow/specific. Only the first paragraph discusses existentialism as a whole.

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This answer choice is too narrow/specific. Existentialism's relationship with religion is the topic of the second paragraph only.

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Nietzsche and Kierkegaard are only mentioned as the founders of existentialism. Their religious beliefs are never discussed.

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This answer choice is too broad/general. The passage discusses existentialism, which is just one way of looking at life's meaning.

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The first paragraph introduces the existentialist movement and the second discusses its views of religion.

the existentialist movement and its fundamental tenets
how existentialism allows for belief in God
the religious beliefs of Nietzsche and Kierkegaard
the existentialist movement and its views on religious belief
how people find meaning in their lives, with or without a belief in God

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