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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many people believe in the existence of which of the following:

2. Nietzsche states that one must determine the value of:

3. Nietzsche discusses how to value oneself along with valuing which of the following:

4. Nietzsche divides the main approaches to thought into two groups. What are they?

5. Above all else, morality is meant to justify what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Nietzsche talks about the communicative habits of "free spirits." Explain.

2. Nietzsche breaches an age old question about God and the devil. What is it?

3. What is the difference between the average man's search for truth versus the search of the philosopher?

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

5. There is a great deal of talk about morality. What is Nietzsche's opinion on morality?

6. What is the the "faculty of the suprasensible?" Who coined the term?

7. Is there a difference between the moral and intellectual set of philosophies?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nietzsche considers Kant to be one of the most influential philosophers of his time. Write a 750 word biography on Kant, his philosophies, impact on the field, and influence on Nietzsche.

Essay Topic 2

The author believes that a woman may appear to be peaceable, as the man wishes, but like a cat, she has trained herself to appear that way. What is your opinion of that statement? Do you think Nietzsche truly believes that women are not peaceable creatures? If women are not peaceable creatures, where does the opposite of that come from? Is it a learned behavior or an innate one? Does Nietzsche mean to say that it is the nature of the woman to behave that way or is it all a lie?

Essay Topic 3

Women are easily misled by their own beliefs and will not hear otherwise. Is this thought the reason that Nietzsche feels a woman would not make a good philosopher? Research female philosophers from the past century. Choose at least three and compare their philosophies with those belonging to Nietzsche's work.

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