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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Nietzsche use to refer to his theories?
(a) Snippets.
(b) Children.
(c) Morsels.
(d) Pets.

2. Some cultures attempt to mediate between which two groups?
(a) Moral and immoral.
(b) Educated and uneducated.
(c) Father and son.
(d) Slave and master.

3. Senses and ______ are two ways in which a philosopher experiences many things.
(a) Experiences.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Convictions.
(d) Intuitions.

4. Nietzsche points to the various German factions, including the Christian romantic movement and others including which of the following?
(a) Anti-American.
(b) Anti-Jewish.
(c) Anti-French .
(d) Anti-Polish.

5. If a woman attempts to prove something for the sake of womankind, the author states that she has corrupted what?
(a) Duties.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Brain.
(d) Instincts.

6. It is also crucial for different cultures to understand one another's:
(a) Impression.
(b) Expression.
(c) History.
(d) Faith.

7. Every man has been enhanced through what type of society?
(a) Free-willed.
(b) Aristocratic.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Tyrannical.

8. How does the author view the modern day approach to the science of morals?
(a) Swift.
(b) Intellectualized.
(c) Absent.
(d) Butterfingered.

9. One should be concerned about the dangerous aspects of a man who claims not to be which of the following?
(a) Skeptic.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Convinced.

10. Regardless of a man's nature, it is impossible to erase from his soul the influence of what?
(a) Parents.
(b) Ancestors.
(c) Religion.
(d) Culture.

11. Who was mentioned in the letter Nietzsche wrote to accompany the poem?
(a) Madeline.
(b) Bethany.
(c) Maria.
(d) Angelica.

12. Socrates was known to mock which group of people?
(a) Athenians.
(b) Royal court.
(c) Gods.
(d) Senate.

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

14. Another example of tyranny can be seen through personal experiences under what umbrella?
(a) Truth.
(b) God.
(c) Will.
(d) Self-preservation.

15. One must be careful not to commit self-denial and self-____________.
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Will.
(c) Flagellation.
(d) Effacement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another way to describe how Nietzsche uses the term "Fatherlandishness?"

2. Which emotion does Nietzsche refer to as being pathetic?

3. What piece written by that composer is Nietzsche's favorite?

4. In Nietzsche's eyes, ______ does not always equal superiority.

5. The German spirit was created despite the ______ of music and philosophy.

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