Thus Spoke Zarathustra Quizzes

Thus Spoke Zarathustra Quiz 1

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

the southern star

the sun

the north star
2 How old was Zarathustra when he went to live on the mountain?
25 years

30 years

10 years

40 years
3 What reason does Zarathustra give for wanting to return to civilization?
he needs food and shelter

he is bored on the mountain

his time has come to return

he loves mankind
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?
mysticism

athiesm

Christianity

none of the above
6 In what country was Nietzsche born?
Germany

Switzerland

France

England
7 How many metamorphoses are there?
Three

two

one

none
8 Zarathustra meets a wise man who believes that all wisdom comes through what?
war

sleep

fire

sport
9 The first village Zarathustra visits is named after what animal?
a horse

a cow

a sheep

a chicken
10 Who invented the heavens (and also despises the body)?
the devil

the sick

the priests

the disciples
11 According to Zarathustra, the old teaching was about body and soul, but the new teaching is only about what?
body

the overman

spirit

soul
12 What kind of feeling is virtue?
a noble feeling

a bad feeling

a private feeling

a happy feeling
13 Which of these crimes did the Pale Criminal commit?
murder

athiesm

adultery

fraud
14 Zarathustra loves only that which is written in which way?
on his heart

with a a pencil

in blood

in ink
15 According to Zarathustra's teaching, a tree grows tall so that what can happen?
it can see God

it can die

it can tower over the earth

it can be struck by lightning
16 Which one of these religions does Zarathustra reproach in "The Preachers of Death?"
Islam

Buddhism

Scientology

Athiesm
17 According to Zarathustra, what two things must a warrior hold in his heart?
hate and love

passion and hate

hate and envy

love and passion
18 What institution does Zarathustra say is the new idol?
communism

the democratic state

eastern religion

the church
19 What attribute is most valuable in the modern marketplace?
piety

envy

hate

showmanship
20 What biblical writer does Zarathustra sound like in his teachings on chastity?
Paul

John the Revelator

Jesus

Moses
21 What is the best kind of friendship according to Zarathustra's teaching?
a hateful friendship

a casual friendship

a loving friendship

an envious friendship
22 What is the thousand and first goal of humanity?
hate

God

the overman

envy
23 What should a person love more than his neighbor?
Zarathustra

his wife

the overman

his own self
24 Who does Zarathustra say will try to dissaude his disciples from going into solitude?
the state

the church

the herd

their selves
25 According to Zarathustra, what is woman's only role?
to be pregnant

to hold envy in their hearts

to become the overman

to cook for men