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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. Nietzsche states that physiologists should think twice before dismissing the cardinal instinct of _________ in man.
(a) Self-preservation.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Spirituality.

2. 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) Society.
(b) Relationships.
(c) The world.
(d) God.

3. Self-contradiction is formed through the perversion of which of the following:
(a) Logic.
(b) Religion.
(c) Thought processes.
(d) Vanity.

4. In talking about deception, Nietzsche also makes reference to what type of perspective?
(a) Provisional.
(b) Skewed.
(c) Obvious.
(d) Circumstantial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which branch of science is referred to as the "queen of the sciences?"

2. The author states the belief that everything comes from which source?

3. What attempts to impose morality upon one's character?

4. A certain group of people believes that a thought comes when it wants to come, not when a/an:

5. The _______ way, which Nietzsche asserts was nobler, consisted in resisting what is self-evident.

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