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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 10: From High Mountains - Aftersong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many philosophers stop their careers, at least temporarily, in order to purse what kind of education?
(a) Secular.
(b) Religious.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Specialized.

2. In Nietzsche's mind, whose music heralded the end of centuries-old European taste?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Bach.

3. It is a part of human nature for one to rearrange his own memory in order to avoid ____.
(a) Reproach.
(b) Ridicule.
(c) Shame.
(d) Loneliness.

4. What group of people does Nietzsche refer to as being a superstitious lot?
(a) Metaphysicists.
(b) Logicians.
(c) Physicians.
(d) Philosophers.

5. Nietzsche believes that a woman's approach to life is considerably more:
(a) Deep.
(b) Peculiar.
(c) Primal.
(d) Advanced.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nietzsche believes that man tends to view himself in what kind of light?

2. The author believes that the philosopher strives to rise above what common thing?

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

4. One's virtues most likely are not the same as whose?

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

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