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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The German spirit was created despite the ______ of music and philosophy.
(a) Development.
(b) Romanticism.
(c) Declaration.
(d) Invention.

2. The author believes that the democratization of Europe is an involuntary arrangement for the cultivation of _________.
(a) Serfs.
(b) Morons.
(c) Tyrants.
(d) Followers.

3. Philosophers must be careful and take caution against what emotion?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Respect.
(d) Gratitude.

4. What time of year is it in the poem?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

5. Man was not used to accepting that there was _____ placed on him by himself, rather it was placed upon him by another.
(a) Value.
(b) Validity.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every man has been enhanced through what type of society?

2. The ___________ movement in Europe accompanies a great tremendous physiological process.

3. One who has suffered profoundly tends to maintain what characteristic?

4. One must learn to despise his enemies if he is going to be able to express what?

5. Who was mentioned in the letter Nietzsche wrote to accompany the poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Despite all other things, there are some virtues retained by man that cannot be disputed. What are they?

2. How do the modern day thoughts on morality relate to the modern day views on science of morals?

3. The book's translator shares a story about the first known copy of "Aftersong." Where was it? How was it different than the later versions?

4. How does Nietzsche explain the master morality and the slave morality?

5. How does Nietzsche view faith versus knowledge? To what philosopher does Nietzsche refer?

6. How do the virtues of the modern man compare to those of old?

7. What is the paradox in loving one's enemies as it is suggested in various religions?

8. What are Nietzsche's views on experience and how certain types of experience cause one to seek answers?

9. What is the mood in the beginning of the poem? What is the author doing?

10. What would a man's life be like if he does not possess the will to truth?

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