Death of god

1. What does Nietzsche mean by the death of god?

   	a.	Each year a new god replaced the former one due to the influence of television.
   	b.	Idol worship has taken over and the true religion is now out of fashion.
   	c.	The belief in the Christian god in Europe has been significantly diminished on account of the advances in natural science.
   	d.	There was a real god who ruled over the universe and this god has died.

QUESTION 2

1. What did Nietzsche believe would be the consequence of the death of god in Europe?

   	a.	The true god would cause natural catastrophe to punish the non-believers in Europe.
   	b.	European morality was based on faith in the Christian God and with the loss of this faith there would be no adherence to a common moral values, leading to conflict, and even war.
   	c.	Nothing of interest would happen as the result of the death of god in Europe.
   	d.	A new type of music and clothing fashions would emerge that would refocus the minds of those who lost faith in god and this would bring a new optimism to Europe.

QUESTION 3

1. What are the thousands and one goals referred to by Zarathustra?

   	a.	These goals refer to the foreign policies of different nations.
   	b.	These goals refer to the large variety of cuisines around the world.
   	c.	These goals refer to the different values and religions of each people.
   	d.	These goals refer to production objectives of car manufacturers, especially during an economic downturn.

QUESTION 4

1. What is the motivating force behind each nation’s esteeming some practices good and other practices evil?

   		Love.
   		The will to live.
   		Jealousy.
   		The will to power.

QUESTION 5

1. For Nietzsche, what is the origin of religious values?

   	a.	Human beings create the values found in religious texts.
   	b.	The prophets reveal God’s law in religious pronouncements that are then recorded.
   	c.	Space aliens brought religious values to earth.
   	d.	All religious values come from divine revelation to each person whose heart is open to God.

QUESTION 6

1. For Enrique Dussel, what happens as a result of the face to face encounter with the Other if I a receptive to the Other’s call for help?

   	a.	I realize I am too different from others and must focus on just taking care of myself and my family.
   	b.	I realize I am co-responsible for the life of the Other.
   	c.	I begin to see that utilitarian standards are the only moral ones.
   	d.	I find myself to be alone in this world .

QUESTION 7

1. What is the material ethical principle?

   		We ought to follow democratic procedures whereby everyone impacted by a policy has an equal voice in its formulation?
   		We ought to do only what is feasible.
   		We ought to love our neighbors as we do ourselves.
   		We ought to advance human life in community and in harmony with the environment.

QUESTION 8

1. What is the formal ethical principle in Dussel?

   	a.	We ought to advance human life in community and in harmony with the biosphere.
   	b.	We ought to follow democratic procedures by which everyone impacted by decisions has an equal voice in their formulation.
   	c.	We ought to do what can be accomplished.
   	d.	We ought to follow Kant’s ethics.

QUESTION 9

WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF FEASIBILITY?

1. 	a.	We ought to advance human life in community.
   	b.	We ought to do what is achievable.
   	c.	We ought to use democratic procedures in which everyone has an equal voice who is impacted by the decisions being formulated.
   	d.	We ought to follow Nietzsche’s ethics.

QUESTION 10

If a government is willing to sacrifice human life in favor of the private accumulation of profit, it is in violation, most directly of which of Dussel’s principles?

1. 	a.	material
   	b.	formal
   	c.	feasibility
   	d.	utilitarian