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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Free Spirit - Chapters 36-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Relationships.
(b) The world.
(c) Society.
(d) God.

3. Nietzsche divides the main approaches to thought into two groups. What are they?
(a) Exoteric and esoteric.
(b) Inferior and superior.
(c) Inward and outward.
(d) Backward and forward.

4. Which of the following does Nietzsche refer to as being without mercy or justice?
(a) Soul.
(b) Nature.
(c) People.
(d) God.

5. Many people believe that everything is created through the existence of:
(a) Opposites.
(b) Science.
(c) God.
(d) Evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Self-contradiction is formed through the perversion of which of the following:

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

3. Nietzsche believes there are attempts being made to divert attention away from what philosopher?

4. Nietzsche believes that this created state is born out of:

5. There may be good things that cause shame if they intimate that one is prone to:

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