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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of "voice" does Breuer think Nietzsche's books have?
(a) Calm and soothing.
(b) Confusing and misleading.
(c) Nice but firm.
(d) Anything but soft.

2. When Nietzsche arrives to hear the answers for his three questions, what does Breuer tell him about brain disease?
(a) Little research is done on brain disease.
(b) The chances are likely he will devlop brain disease.
(c) There is no evidence that he has a progressive brain disease.
(d) His family history suggests brain disease.

3. What does Nietzsche do in Breuer's office on the Monday morning following his illness?
(a) Encourages Breuer to forget Bertha.
(b) Settles his account.
(c) Demands payment for his books.
(d) Starts a fist fight with his doctor.

4. When Nietzsche arrives at Breuer's office for the first time, how does he appear?
(a) Organized and put-together.
(b) Pale, cold,and weak.
(c) Messy and unkept.
(d) Strong, firm, and decisive.

5. The morning after Nietzsche reads a letter from Elisabeth, what does Mathilde express as a concern with Josef's professional life?
(a) She thinks he needs to continue his education.
(b) She worries he belongs to wrong organizations.
(c) She thinks he rents too many hospital rooms.
(d) She worries he spends too much time with Nietzsche.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nietzsche tells Breuer that if he hadn't resigned as a professor, he is convinced what would have happened?

2. When Nietzsche arrives to hear the answers for his three questions, what does Breuer tell him about blindness?

3. At the pastry shop, how does Freud react to Breuer's feelings concerning Bertha?

4. How does Breuer describe Nietzsche the first time he sees him which he did not expect?

5. What is Nietzsche's first reaction to Breuer's proposed plan?

(see the answer key)

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