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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. Who is Nietzsche waiting for in the poem?

2. Through a monstrous mix of races, the German people have become all but which one of the following?

3. The author believes that the democratization of Europe is an involuntary arrangement for the cultivation of _________.

4. What is a part of all types of society, despite their advancement or lack thereof?

5. It is also crucial for different cultures to understand one another's:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the paradox in loving one's enemies as it is suggested in various religions?

2. How does a person see vanity? Who places the value on man?

3. What is the author's opinion on morality as it relates to nature?

4. How do the virtues of the modern man compare to those of old?

5. Nietzsche is very vocal about his opinions of the church. What good does the author see in the organization?

6. What is the danger in the evolution of the democratic movement in Europe?

7. What would a man's life be like if he does not possess the will to truth?

8. How does Nietzsche explain the master morality and the slave morality?

9. Why must a psychologist take care when investigating various people?

10. What are Nietzsche's views on experience and how certain types of experience cause one to seek answers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Man is a strange and contradictory creature. One professes to believe in one thing but only as it applies to other people. When one encounters a person who has the same beliefs and expectations, one is apt to despise the other person, not recognizing in himself those very qualities he despises. Why is man a contradictory creature? Do you think it is hypocritical to demand a behavior of someone but not of yourself? How does this relate to the "do as I say, not as I do" mentality many people have with their subordinates or children? Is this a valid behavior? Is it helpful or harmful? What type of characteristics might you see in another person that would too closely mirror your own? Would it help you to change your behavior?

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

Nietzsche was known to have a turbulent and somewhat distasteful personal life. Read a biography of Nietzsche to learn more about his life outside the philosophical works. Write a 750 word bio on the author.

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