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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. Which item is reserved only for a few because it is the privilege of the strong and unattainable for the weak?
(a) Independence.
(b) Success.
(c) Self-will.
(d) Self-sufficiency.

2. Many people believe that everything is created through the existence of:
(a) Evolution.
(b) God.
(c) Science.
(d) Opposites.

3. A drive for knowledge can be seen as a mere _________ to get where one is going.
(a) Sign.
(b) Guide.
(c) Instrument.
(d) Map.

4. Nietzsche states that philosophy is much like a confession from its author. Instead of acting as a drive for knowledge, it can be considered as a/an:
(a) Involuntary memoir.
(b) Legacy.
(c) Self-indulgence.
(d) Act of bearing the soul.

5. Nietzsche refers to what type of scientists in this section?
(a) Surgeons.
(b) Zoologists.
(c) Metaphysicians.
(d) Psychologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nietzsche discusses how to value oneself along with valuing which of the following:

2. Nietzsche believes that we are, at our base selves, commanding and obeying __________.

3. What group of people recognizes only what is common?

4. What group of people tends to be the least communicative?

5. What is the main reason there are so many misunderstandings in philosophy?

(see the answer key)

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