Friedrich Nietzsche MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. When was Friedrich Nietzsche born?

1. October 15, 1844
2. November 10, 1843
3. September 12, 1845
4. August 14, 1846

2. Nietzsche often criticized which religious tradition?

1. Hinduism
2. Christianity
3. Buddhism
4. Islam

3. Nietzsche's concept of eternal recurrence suggests what?

1. Life repeats infinitely
2. Heaven exists
3. The soul is eternal
4. Time is linear

4. What is the title of Nietzsche's autobiography?

1. "My Life"
2. "Ecce Homo"
3. "Thus I Lived"
4. "A Philosopher's Journey"

5. Nietzsche famously wrote, "He who fights with monsters..."

1. "... should beware of angels."
2. "... becomes a monster."
3. "... fights alone."
4. "... conquers himself."

6. Which illness affected Nietzsche later in life?

1. Tuberculosis
2. Syphilis
3. Cancer
4. Pneumonia

7. Nietzsche had a complex relationship with which composer?

1. Beethoven
2. Wagner
3. Mozart
4. Bach

8. What is a major theme in Nietzsche's philosophy?

1. Nihilism
2. Stoicism
3. Hedonism
4. Rationalism

9. Nietzsche’s philosophy heavily influenced which 20th-century movement?

1. Existentialism
2. Surrealism
3. Structuralism
4. Positivism

10. Who was Nietzsche’s sister who controversially edited his works?

1. Lou Andreas-Salomé
2. Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche
3. Clara Nietzsche
4. Anna Nietzsche

11. Nietzsche’s critique of morality often targets the values of which group?

1. Priests
2. Scientists
3. Artists
4. Soldiers

12. In which country was Nietzsche born?

1. France
2. Germany
3. Austria
4. Switzerland

13. Which book begins with "We are unknown to ourselves, we knowers"?

1. "Twilight of the Idols"
2. "Beyond Good and Evil"
3. "The Gay Science"
4. "On the Genealogy of Morals"

14. Nietzsche described the "will to power" as the fundamental driving force of what?

1. The universe
2. Human behavior
3. Knowledge
4. Art

15. Nietzsche is often credited with influencing which famous psychologist?

1. Sigmund Freud
2. Carl Jung
3. Alfred Adler
4. All of the above