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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lou think about the reality of Nietzsche seeking help on his own after as she meets with Josef for the first time?
(a) Possible.
(b) Unlikely.
(c) Slightly.
(d) Probable.

2. How does Nietzsche behave when discussing his illness, symptoms, and physical well being?
(a) Grim and disheartened.
(b) Very open and with no reservations.
(c) Reserved and quiet.
(d) Secretive and deceptive.

3. What does Mathilde direct Josef to do when he arrives at her home?
(a) Take out the compost pile.
(b) Make dinner.
(c) Read to the children.
(d) Lie down and rest.

4. What does Breuer wonder about concerning Mathilde?
(a) Why they fight so much.
(b) Why he won't divorce her.
(c) Why he is not happy with her.
(d) Why she cheats on him.

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

6. What does Breuer receive as he enters his office the day after his first meeting with Nietzsche?
(a) A postcard.
(b) His past medical files.
(c) Copies of his books.
(d) Money.

7. At what point is Freud in his medical studies in Chapter 3?
(a) He is an undergraduate.
(b) He has completed his medical studies.
(c) He is still in training.
(d) He is a second year medical school.

8. How does Breuer view Freud in relation to himself?
(a) Breuer thinks Freud is more religious than he.
(b) Breuer believes that Freud has more charisma than he.
(c) Breuer emphasizes that Freud has more skill and devotion than he.
(d) Breuer describes Freud as himself ten or eleven years ago.

9. How long do Breuer and Nietzsche talk during their first meeting?
(a) Ninety minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) All day.
(d) Two hours.

10. Why can Josef not meet with Lou the next morning after their first meeting?
(a) Because of his children.
(b) Because of his hospital rounds.
(c) Because of his wife.
(d) Because of teaching duties.

11. When Breuer reads Nietzsche's books, what does he do with them?
(a) He skims them quickly.
(b) He tears certain pages out.
(c) He puts them away.
(d) He spends a good amount of time reading them.

12. After Breuer's first office visit with Lou Salome, whom does he travel to visit?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Seven patients.
(c) Eva.
(d) Nietzsche.

13. When Nietzsche first arrives at Breuer's office, what do the two men discuss first?
(a) Nietzsche's previous treatments and physicians.
(b) Nietzsche's love life.
(c) Breuer's friendship with Freud.
(d) Breuer's credentials and publications.

14. What does Nietzsche not know about his books and Breuer?
(a) Freud and Breuer study his books.
(b) Breuer knows Nietzsche's editor.
(c) Breuer has already read them.
(d) Breuer has them from Lou Salome.

15. Lou gives Josef a letter from Nietzsche; what does Nietzsche's letter to Lou reveal?
(a) Nietzsche's desire to hurt Paul.
(b) Nietzsche's great admiration for Lou.
(c) Nietzsche's need to speak with Lou.
(d) Nietzsche's fear of teaching his college courses.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Nietzsche and Breuer's initial meeting, why does Breuer become upset about Bertha?

2. How did Lou's relationship with Nietzsche and Paul Ree begin?

3. What is Breuer surprised about concerning Nietzsche's illness?

4. What best describes Lou the first time Josef meets her?

5. What kind of physicians has Nietzsche previously seen?

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