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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Nietzsche discusses how to value oneself along with valuing which of the following:
(a) God.
(b) Parents.
(c) Children.
(d) Society.

3. Many of these scientists, according to Nietzsche, mistakenly believe that value is the opposite of which of the following?
(a) Trust.
(b) Nothingness.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Faith.

4. According to Nietzsche, it is important that man take time to embrace _____.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Uniqueness.
(c) Misery.
(d) Nature.

5. Which branch of science is referred to as the "queen of the sciences?"
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Psychology.

6. What group of people tends to be the least communicative?
(a) Free spirits.
(b) Academicians.
(c) Poets.
(d) Logicians.

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

8. There may be good things that cause shame if they intimate that one is prone to:
(a) Falseness.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Evil.
(d) Modesty.

9. Nietzsche says that it is not necessary to get rid of the soul, however one must allow for its:
(a) Separation.
(b) Rebellion.
(c) Revisions.
(d) Rebirth.

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

11. Nietzsche insists that a refutable theory is one that has not lost its:
(a) Logic.
(b) Point.
(c) Whimsy.
(d) Charm.

12. Man's view of himself may cause him to have to do what?
(a) Lie.
(b) Falter.
(c) Compromise.
(d) Follow.

13. Nietzsche has no regard for one segment of the population. What is it?
(a) Women.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Other philosophers.
(d) Theologians.

14. In many cases philosophers may prefer a handful of certainties to which of the following?
(a) World full of promise.
(b) Bundles od speculation.
(c) Universe of possibilities.
(d) Cadre of assumptions.

15. 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) Idealists.
(d) Realists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, a man will not take on burden and responsibility without ______.

2. What is a word that means something that comes in between?

3. Nietzsche states that physiologists should think twice before dismissing the cardinal instinct of _________ in man.

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

5. 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?

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