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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Quiz 1

  • 1. With what star does Zarathustra speak in the Prologue?
    •     Jupiter
    •     the southern star
    •     the north star
    •     the sun

  • 2. How old was Zarathustra when he went to live on the mountain?
    •     10 years
    •     30 years
    •     40 years
    •     25 years

  • 3. What reason does Zarathustra give for wanting to return to civilization?
    •     he loves mankind
    •     he needs food and shelter
    •     he is bored on the mountain
    •     his time has come to return

  • 4. In the prologue, about whom does the crowd first think Zarathustra is talking?
    •     the tight-rope walker
    •     the Jester
    •     the old man
    •     God

  • 5. To what does the tight-rope walker convert on his deathbed?
    •     athiesm
    •     Christianity
    •     mysticism
    •     none of the above

  • 6. In what country was Nietzsche born?
    •     England
    •     Germany
    •     Switzerland
    •     France

  • 7. How many metamorphoses are there?
    •     two
    •     none
    •     Three
    •     one

  • 8. Zarathustra meets a wise man who believes that all wisdom comes through what?
    •     fire
    •     sleep
    •     sport
    •     war

  • 9. The first village Zarathustra visits is named after what animal?
    •     a cow
    •     a chicken
    •     a sheep
    •     a horse

  • 10. Who invented the heavens (and also despises the body)?
    •     the sick
    •     the priests
    •     the devil
    •     the disciples

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