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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friedrich Nietzsche.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Spinoza change his Jewish given name?
(a) the English name, John
(b) the Russian name, Igor
(c) the gentile name, Benedict
(d) the German name, Hans

2. Instead of God and heaven, what does Spencer define as life?
(a) equilibration and dissolution
(b) desperation and satisfaction
(c) confusion and evolution
(d) regulation and manumission

3. What is something Voltaire is noted for with his critics?
(a) destroying enemies with a pen
(b) ignoring his enemies
(c) challenging his enemies to duels
(d) suing his enemies in court

4. What does Democritus claim that Aristotle disagrees with?
(a) the soul is temporary
(b) the soul is material
(c) the soul is imaginary
(d) there is no such thing as soul

5. What does Bacon call for elimination in his philosophy?
(a) public education
(b) a private banking system
(c) several errors he calls idols
(d) the model of the philosopher king

Short Answer Questions

1. By the thirteenth century A. D., how does the Church unite the European continent?

2. What philosopher and statesman does Francis Bacon aspire to be like?

3. What motivates Voltaire to accept Prince Frederick's invitation and travel expenses to join him in his court in Potsdam?

4. What, according to Schopenhauer, is the only way to convince someone?

5. On what does Spencer say the soul of men living humble and precarious lives relies?

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