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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One's virtues most likely are not the same as whose?
(a) Mother.
(b) Priest.
(c) Father.
(d) Grandfather.

2. Nietzsche fears that a psychologist may easily get caught up in investigating the lives of people to the degree that he may:
(a) Suffocate.
(b) Drown.
(c) Fly away.
(d) Suffer.

3. Defining a philosopher is a difficult task. To do so, one must be able to show that he has:
(a) Education.
(b) Will.
(c) Experience.
(d) Honor.

4. Nietzsche condemns the woman who seeks to enlighten men and to become what?
(a) Self-reliant.
(b) Wise.
(c) Forthright.
(d) Equal.

5. What time of year is it in the poem?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that will allow man to gain strength?

2. Which country has the least amount of strength of will?

3. What word does Nietzsche use to refer to his theories?

4. In return, what would that person crave?

5. What piece written by that composer is Nietzsche's favorite?

Short Essay Questions

1. Nietzsche asks if there is a name for those who are no longer friends. What has changed about the friendships?

2. The book's translator shares a story about the first known copy of "Aftersong." Where was it? How was it different than the later versions?

3. What is the author's opinion on morality as it relates to nature?

4. Nietzsche is very vocal about his opinions of the church. What good does the author see in the organization?

5. Why must a psychologist take care when investigating various people?

6. What is Nietzsche's lament regarding the German soul?

7. Despite all other things, there are some virtues retained by man that cannot be disputed. What are they?

8. What is the danger in the evolution of the democratic movement in Europe?

9. How does skepticism affect modern day Europe? What does the author think of skepticism in Germany?

10. What would a man's life be like if he does not possess the will to truth?

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