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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Free Spirit - Chapters 36-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Philosophy is not so much an actual _______, rather it is man's recognition of what is already known.
(a) Shock.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Discovery.
(d) Epiphany.

2. A false judgment is not necessarily ______ to a person's mind.
(a) Objectionable.
(b) False.
(c) Obvious.
(d) Offensive.

3. Nietzsche divides the main approaches to thought into two groups. What are they?
(a) Exoteric and esoteric.
(b) Inward and outward.
(c) Backward and forward.
(d) Inferior and superior.

4. A person's responsibility extends into many areas except for which one?
(a) Politics.
(b) Heritage.
(c) Religion.
(d) Society.

5. A man may consider himself to be above other men but succeeds only in becoming more ordinary if he gives up all but which of the following?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Society.
(c) God.
(d) The world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nietzsche states that physiologists should think twice before dismissing the cardinal instinct of _________ in man.

2. The authors believe that which group is not honest enough?

3. According to the text, which refutable theory has been challenged a hundred times?

4. Despite the commitment to his work, the philosopher knows deep down that there is one thing that will never be found. What is it?

5. Self-contradiction also involves which of the following emotions?

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