PHIL101: Assessment 8 Multiple Choice Quiz 1. Nietzsche lived during the A. 16 th century B. 17 th century C. 18 th century D. 19 th century E. 20 th century 2. Nietzsche is often characterized as a nihilist, meaning that he believes that A. All values are baseless B. Secure knowledge is impossible C. Life is not worth living 3. Nietzsche s parable of the madman suggests that A. God does not exist B. God is a human being C. God has lost his significance in modern culture D. God is more important than ever E. God exists 4. According to Nietzsche, whatever order exists in the world is the result of A. Human beings and their culture B. God C. Nature D. Science E. Religion The Saylor Foundation 1
5. Nietzsche s nihilistic outlook was A. Unique to his philosophy B. Characteristic of much 19 th century thought C. Characteristic of much 20 th century thought D. A result of his faith E. A result of his belief in science 6. Nihilism suggests that there is no secure foundation for A. Metaphysics B. Epistemology C. Ethics D. Religion E. All of the above 7. Some scholars have interpreted Nietzsche s writings as an affirmation of A. Science B. Religion C. Metaphysics D. Epistemology E. Life 8. Which of the following is not among the four errors Nietzsche attributes to mankind? A. Denying that there is a fact of the matter about reality B. Seeing itself as always imperfect C. Attributing imaginary qualities to itself D. Feeling itself in a false position in relation to animals and nature E. Inventing values and seeing them as eternal and unconditioned 9. According to Nietzsche, human morality is the result of A. A moral sense B. A religious truth C. A powerful God D. A herd instinct E. A rational principle The Saylor Foundation 2
10. Nietzsche would argue that human values A. Are unchanging and eternal B. Are subject to revision C. Are often thought to be unchanging and eternal 11. The Buddha lived during the A. 6 th century B.C. B. 5 th century B.C. C. 4 th century B.C. D. 3 rd century B.C. E. There is widespread disagreement about when the Buddha lived. 12. The title Buddha means A. Awakened one B. Divine one C. Commanding one D. Royal one E. Rational one 13. Which of the following is not one of the Buddha s four noble truths? A. Life is suffering B. Suffering is caused by desire C. Suffering can have an end D. God leads the way out of suffering E. There is a path that leads to the end of suffering 14. The Buddha s teachings are referred to as the A. Dao B. Dao De Jing C. Dharma D. Karma E. Nirvana The Saylor Foundation 3
15. In Buddhism, Karma is described as a cycle of A. Crime and punishment B. Virtue and reward C. Death and rebirth D. Suffering E. All of the above 16. In Buddhism, the means of achieving enlightenment is referred to as A. The eightfold path B. The middle way C. The four noble truths 17. Buddhism originated in A. India B. China C. Tibet D. Nepal E. Japan 18. According to the Buddha, all that we are is the result of A. What we have done B. What we have said C. What we have failed to do D. What fate has ordained E. What we have thought 19. According to the Buddha, A. Desire is very difficult to satisfy B. Desire is easily satisfied C. Desire is its own satisfaction D. Desire is the fate of mankind E. Desire cannot be satisfied The Saylor Foundation 4
20. The Buddha s epistemology is a middle way between A. Rationalism and empiricism B. Faith and reason C. Dogmatism and skepticism D. Christianity and Daoism E. Science and religion Short Answer Questions 1. Nietzsche is often cited has having proclaimed the death of God. After reading and listening to the materials assigned, what would you say Nietzsche meant by this? 2. How does the Buddha s theory of the self differ from the one advanced by Plato? 3. Why does the Buddha think that desire is the cause of suffering? The Saylor Foundation 5