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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. What is the basic difference between these two groups?

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

3. Socrates was known to mock which group of people?

4. What was the name of the god praised by Nietzsche?

5. The man who has suffered profoundly also believes that through suffering, one is able to gain ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does instinct change depending upon one's heritage and rank?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do spiritualism and cruelty combine in the modern man?

8. What are the dangers in the potential development of a budding philosopher?

9. The book's translator shares a story about the first known copy of "Aftersong." Where was it? How was it different than the later versions?

10. How does Nietzsche view faith versus knowledge? To what philosopher does Nietzsche refer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The devil is the best friend to wisdom as it avoids God. What does Nietzsche mean by that statement? Why are wisdom and God often separate according to philosophers? If Nietzsche does not believe in a living God then how does the statement apply? How does the devil fit into Nietzsche's philosophies in general? Create a depiction of what your concept of God and the devil are or as they are typically seen in modern culture.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Allowing oneself to be depreciated, lied to and robbed could be considered as the modesty of God among men. Why do many religious figures believe that one must suffer in order to be close to God, to be holy? Do you believe that this has any credence? Explain. Is this belief why so many people worship martyrs or why martyrs are often made into saints? Is it possible to be holy, to be close to God without a great deal of suffering? Explain.

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