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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Despite public opinion, Nietzsche has no objections about one of the following.
(a) Falsehoods.
(b) Morality.
(c) Piety.
(d) Children.

2. The _______ way, which Nietzsche asserts was nobler, consisted in resisting what is self-evident.
(a) Abstract.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Platonic.
(d) Romantic.

3. What is the main reason there are so many misunderstandings in philosophy?
(a) Misinterpretation.
(b) Cultural differences.
(c) Ego.
(d) Opinion.

4. Which faith is most closely related to sacrifice according to Nietzsche?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Buddhism.

5. Catholicism has a much stronger tie to what other race?
(a) Asian.
(b) Anglo-Saxon.
(c) Latin.
(d) Celt.

6. Nietzsche asserts that if one questions God, one also questions which other concept?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Devil.
(c) Reincarnation.
(d) Soul.

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

8. It is difficult for people to relate to that which is considered _____.
(a) Strange.
(b) Foreign.
(c) Evil.
(d) Incomprehensible.

9. A barbaric type of faith requires a sacrifice and suicide of:
(a) Ambition.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) Truth.
(d) Reason.

10. Man is considered to be what kind of creature?
(a) Free spirited.
(b) Moral.
(c) Solid.
(d) Contradictory.

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

12. Nietzsche considers psychologists to have a large amount of which trait?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Rudeness.
(c) Cautioness.
(d) Analytical.

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

14. There is no need to do be the sole protector of mankind and the earth; instead, take time to seek _________.
(a) Accomplishment.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Joy.
(d) Reverence.

15. Nietzsche believes that we are, at our base selves, commanding and obeying __________.
(a) Minions.
(b) Guinea pigs.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Creatures.

Short Answer Questions

1. A false judgment is not necessarily ______ to a person's mind.

2. Nietzsche believes that if the explanation were possible then which of the following could be traced back to it?

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

4. Nietzsche says that it is not necessary to get rid of the soul, however one must allow for its:

5. This person, also according to the author, possessed a great deal of which of the following:

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