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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. According to Lou, what will Dr. Overbeck do to help with Nietzsche?
(a) Dr. Overbeck wil exert his influence with Nietzsche to get him to see Dr. Breuer.
(b) Dr. Overbeck will mail Nietzsche's patient files to Dr. Breuer.
(c) Dr. Overbeck will prescribe Nietzsche new medicine.
(d) Dr. Overbeck will hypnotize Nietzsche so he thinks he wants to see Dr. Breuer.

2. On his way home, Breuer meets Freud at the pastry shop and explains what situation to Freud?
(a) What Mathilde's latest antics are.
(b) Why he is leaving his job.
(c) When he is going to visit Bertha.
(d) How he and Nietzsche will be treating each other.

3. During their first session, how does Nietzsche behave as he talks to Breuer?
(a) He sits intently.
(b) He dozes.
(c) He takes copious notes.
(d) He rolls his eyes.

4. What is Nietzsche's first reaction to Breuer's proposed plan?
(a) He laughs at the plan.
(b) He is eager to begin the plan.
(c) He is very opposed to the plan.
(d) He thinks he should ask Lou about the plan.

5. In Nietzsche's letter to Peter Gast, how does he write about Lou Salome?
(a) In a loving manner.
(b) In a sorrowful way.
(c) In an apathetic manner.
(d) In a disparaging way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Breuer and Nietzsche later discuss during their first meeting?

2. What does Breuer try to slip into the discussion during Nietzsche's first session with him?

3. When Nietzsche first arrives at Breuer's office, what do the two men discuss first?

4. In Nietzsche's letter to Peter Gast, what does he write about concerning his hospital stay?

5. What does Nietzsche do in Breuer's office on the Monday morning following his illness?

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