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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There is no need to do be the sole protector of mankind and the earth; instead, take time to seek _________.
(a) Reverence.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Accomplishment.
(d) Joy.

2. Which of the following is not one of the things that is encouraged by that same religion?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Self confidence.
(c) Pride.
(d) Patriotism.

3. A certain group of people believes that a thought comes when it wants to come, not when a/an:
(a) Individual wishes.
(b) Trigger is present.
(c) Soul speaks.
(d) Tide rises.

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

5. 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) Cadre of assumptions.
(d) Universe of possibilities.

6. Nietzsche states that one must determine the value of:
(a) Anger.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Change.
(d) Truth.

7. One of the topics addressed in this section is Nietzsche's opinion on conscious versus:
(a) Subconscious.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Death.
(d) Instinct.

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

9. In order to be able to gather a great deal of information one must possess which quality?
(a) Intuition.
(b) Hindsight.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Strictness.

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

11. Many people believe in the existence of which of the following:
(a) Vanity.
(b) Unfree will.
(c) Mythology.
(d) Free will.

12. Catholicism has a much stronger tie to what other race?
(a) Latin.
(b) Celt.
(c) Anglo-Saxon.
(d) Asian.

13. Nietzsche believes that if the explanation were possible then which of the following could be traced back to it?
(a) Invention of philosophy.
(b) Organic functions.
(c) Origin of man.
(d) Birth of religion.

14. Despite public opinion, Nietzsche has no objections about one of the following.
(a) Morality.
(b) Falsehoods.
(c) Piety.
(d) Children.

15. In chapter one, Nietzsche introduces the concept of "will to _____."
(a) Exist.
(b) Lie.
(c) Truth.
(d) Die.

Short Answer Questions

1. A barbaric type of faith requires a sacrifice and suicide of:

2. People will often take great pains to hide what is delicate and personal, even if it means which of the following:

3. What is no longer compatible to faith?

4. Despite the commitment to his work, the philosopher knows deep down that there is one thing that will never be found. What is it?

5. Which sector of the population cannot distinguish between finding and creating these objects?

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