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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. Some cultures attempt to mediate between which two groups?

2. The author laments that the theories of his time have come to reach what point in their lives?

3. Which emotion does Nietzsche refer to as being pathetic?

4. In Nietzsche's eyes, ______ does not always equal superiority.

5. Nietzsche points to the various German factions, including the Christian romantic movement and others including which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Nietzsche asks if there is a name for those who are no longer friends. What has changed about the friendships?

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

3. What is the mood in the beginning of the poem? What is the author doing?

4. What is the danger in allowing oneself to indulge in "Fatherlandishness?"

5. What is Nietzsche's lament regarding the German soul?

6. What happens once the friends arrive in the summer garden? How do they greet the author?

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

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

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

10. How do the modern day thoughts on morality relate to the modern day views on science of morals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nietzsche has nothing against morality except when man uses it to put himself above others with no other explanation or accomplishments to back it up. Those who are pious are often completely dishonest to themselves as well as God. Who, in your opinion, would fall into this category? Is it a common position for people in religious leadership positions? How does this relate to televangelists? Do you believe that the pious man may put himself above others because he is a servant of God? What does Nietzsche mean when he says that "Those who are pious are often completely dishonest to themselves as well as God?" Do you believe that is true? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

One may not like the man to whom he is not equal. Why is that? What about another person who is not your equal cause dislike? Is this dislike more intense if the person is above you? Or is the dislike worse if the person is inferior to you? Explain. Write an essay about how this theory may apply in your life.

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