Thus Spoke Zarathustra Study Guide

1. With what star does Zarathustra speak in the Prologue?

• the sun
• the north star
• Jupiter
• the southern star

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
• his time has come to return
• he needs food and shelter
• he is bored on the mountain

4. In the prologue, about whom does the crowd first think Zarathustra is talking?

• the Jester
• the old man
• the tight-rope walker
• God

5. To what does the tight-rope walker convert on his deathbed?

• Christianity
• mysticism
• athiesm
• none of the above

6. In what country was Nietzsche born?

• England
• Germany
• Switzerland
• France

7. How many metamorphoses are there?

• one
• two
• none
• Three

8. Zarathustra meets a wise man who believes that all wisdom comes through what?

• war
• fire
• sleep
• sport

9. The first village Zarathustra visits is named after what animal?

• a sheep
• a horse
• a cow
• a chicken

10. Who invented the heavens (and also despises the body)?

• the disciples
• the sick
• the priests
• the devil