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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: What is Religious - Chapters 45-62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A certain group of people believes that a thought comes when it wants to come, not when a/an:
(a) Tide rises.
(b) Trigger is present.
(c) Individual wishes.
(d) Soul speaks.

2. People will often take great pains to hide what is delicate and personal, even if it means which of the following:
(a) Rudeness.
(b) Insubordination.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Being shunned.

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

4. Nietzsche believes that if the explanation were possible then which of the following could be traced back to it?
(a) Organic functions.
(b) Birth of religion.
(c) Origin of man.
(d) Invention of philosophy.

5. The author states that while all philosophers love their truths, the new generation will not be seen as a group of:
(a) Dogmatists.
(b) Religious fanatics.
(c) Realists.
(d) Idealists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the one thing that will never cease being awkward long enough for people to understand that there are no opposites, only subtleties of gradation?

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

4. Nietzsche states that philosophy concepts are not something that will autonomously _______.

5. There are many things that hide behind a mask according to Nietzsche. Which one is mentioned in the text?

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