Quiz 1

Quiz 1

Q1. What is Nihilism? Is it correct to say it is the belief in nothing?

A1. According to Nietzsche nihilism Is the concepts that states all belief system, not just Christians belief systems have within them a secret desire to destroy like and that these old belief systems and the values that they carry will be replaced with new ones that have better values that suite the new time. I don’t think that it is safe to say that nihilism is the belief in nothing.

Q2. What is the difference between Greco-Roman and Judeo- Christian values According to Nietzsche? What values does he believe are better for living a full and healthy life and why?

A2. Nietzsche believed that these two belief system were completely opposite of each other. For that time he believed that the Roman values were better suited. He said that the Christian were kind of haters that they set up their belief system because they want to go against them.

Q3. Why is Dada art so pessimistic and bizarre? What groups in Germany society were dada artists trying to discredit and underline?

A3. The dada art is so pessimistic and bizarre because they were trying to destroy the old cultures. They were trying to discredit the military, nationalist, the middle class and all the other that created the war and those that  did not do anything to stop the war. So this was a way to destroy those people.

Q4. How many jobs does Dr. Caligari have in the film?

A4. At first I thought he had only one job, and that was to play around with Cesare, meaning in the Consecution. Then I got lost because late on in the movie the was a guy that was saying Dr. Caligari was in the Doctor office. So I got confused, but I thing that he only had 1 job.

Q5. Why does Siddhartha leave his father?

 A5. Siddhartha leaves his father because he want to find salvation, and he could not find salvation in his religion that he was practicing at that time. He had learn all that there was of his first religion and thought that he will practice his religion all his life and will not find salvation so he want to see If the Samanas religion could provide that.

Q6.How does Cesare “die” in the film?

A6. I am not sure what you mean by that.  What I recall is that the police came and got Cesare and they put him in the Cell and then someone came and that they found him dead, or maybe DR. Caligari killed him. I am not sure. I really couldn’t fully understand what was going on in the movie.

Q7.Why is the river so important to Siddhartha at the end of the novel?

Q7. The river is so important to Siddhartha because he see that that the river Is connected in a cycle. For example the rain come down to the stream and then to the river and then does down the river and  then becomes rain again. Another reason that the river is so important because it has lead his to the right path and he has found salvation from it. On top of that the river tell him what is right and wrong for example the river told him not to go and get his son. The fact that he has learned so much from the river  and he compares the river to a god is why the river is important to him