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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. Nietzsche believes there are attempts being made to divert attention away from what philosopher?
(a) Satre.
(b) Kierkegaard.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Kant.

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

3. According to Nietzsche, it is important that man take time to embrace _____.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Uniqueness.
(c) Misery.
(d) Nature.

4. What type of formula must one make in order to categorize human religion?
(a) Formulaic.
(b) Subjective.
(c) Pious.
(d) Unemotional.

5. When one desires an object the actual interest relates to:
(a) Completion.
(b) Desire.
(c) The object.
(d) The journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person does the author refer to as being profound?

2. Which of the following is not tied to religious neurosis:

3. Nietzsche states that physiologists should think twice before dismissing the cardinal instinct of _________ in man.

4. Nietzsche asserts that if one questions God, one also questions which other concept?

5. Self-contradiction also involves which of the following emotions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Nietzsche refer to regarding soul and conscience? What is the opinion on the topic?

2. What is the author's opinion on reality versus self-denial?

3. What is soul atomism? Who teaches the theory?

4. What is the author's opinion on how man views himself?

5. Why should physiologists think twice before discounting self-preservation?

6. What is Nietzsche's view on materialistic atomism? How is it viewed by the learned world?

7. Nietzsche presents an argument on conscious versus instinct. What is the author's opinion?

8. The author categorizes people into groups. How many are there and how do they relate?

9. Why does the author refer to man as being a contradictory creature?

10. What is Nietzsche's opinion on the existence of opposites?

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