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From the birth of tragedy

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  • Q1
    Who wrote the book 'The Birth of Tragedy'?
    Jean-Paul Sartre
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    Sigmund Freud
    Albert Camus
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the central concept of 'The Birth of Tragedy'?
    Postmodernism
    Psychoanalysis
    Existentialism
    The Apollonian and Dionysian
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the Apollonian principle associated with?
    Rationality and order
    Spirituality and transcendence
    Emotion and chaos
    Beauty and pleasure
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the Dionysian principle associated with?
    Passion and irrationality
    Logic and reason
    Art and creativity
    Morality and ethics
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the role of music in Nietzsche's view of tragedy?
    It transcends the human condition
    It subjugates the Dionysian principle
    It empowers the Apollonian principle
    It unites the Apollonian and Dionysian elements
    30s
  • Q6
    What does Nietzsche see as the cultural significance of tragedy?
    It rejects life as meaningless
    It emphasizes the futility of human endeavors
    It affirms life in spite of suffering
    It celebrates death as a release
    30s
  • Q7
    What is Nietzsche's criticism of Socratic rationalism?
    It undermines the unity of the human soul
    It denies the importance of instinct and passion
    It neglects the role of the body in human experience
    It promotes nihilism and despair
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the ultimate goal of tragedy, according to Nietzsche?
    To subvert traditional values and beliefs
    To reveal the true nature of the human condition
    To reconcile the Apollonian and Dionysian principles
    To transcend the limitations of human existence
    30s
  • Q9
    What is Nietzsche's view of Christianity?
    It is a transcendent and life-affirming religion
    It is a rational and scientific philosophy
    It is a chaotic and irrational mythology
    It is a nihilistic and life-denying religion
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the significance of the Greek god Dionysus in Nietzsche's philosophy?
    He represents the primal and irrational forces of life
    He represents the moral and ethical principles of life
    He represents the rational and conscious aspects of life
    He represents the transcendent and divine aspects of life
    30s

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