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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Contemporary American Philosophers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nietzsche do that gets him discharged from the military?
(a) challenges the commander
(b) falls off a horse
(c) takes unofficial leave
(d) disobeys an order

2. How does the German Bismarck eliminate Europe's delusions, democracy, and ideals?
(a) recognizing that nations have different philosophies
(b) recognizing that nations do not share altruism
(c) recognizing that nations are not autonimous.
(d) recognizing that nations now aid one another

3. In what way is Bacon's reconstruction thought superior to that of Aristotle?
(a) more practical than theoretical
(b) less detailed, evolving slowly
(c) less idealistic and more severe
(d) more flexible for the people

4. What comprises Plato's writing style?
(a) philosophy and poetry, science and art
(b) philosophy, rhetoric, and mathematics
(c) drama, science, and sophistry
(d) mathematics, rhetoric, and music

5. How does Schopenhauer develop his blunt manner, realistic mind, and knowledge of the world and of men?
(a) his exposure to business
(b) his informal education
(c) his time in the military
(d) his frequent travels

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Voltaire's literary output?

2. At first, what medium does Voltaire use to give humorous expression to his ideas?

3. With what famous composer does does Nietzsche study the piano?

4. What affects Schopenhauer as he travels through France and Austria?

5. Instead of God and heaven, what does Spencer define as life?

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