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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Breuer believe is a physician's duty toward a patient?
(a) To offer hope.
(b) To present all the information to them.
(c) To give information they can handle.
(d) To try new treatments on them.

2. How often does Nietzsche tell Breuer he is sick during their first meeting?
(a) Less and less as he ages.
(b) Never.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Almost all the time.

3. How should Josef react about Lou during treatment with Nietzsche, according to Lou?
(a) To pretend he's never heard her name.
(b) Not to align himself with her.
(c) To side with her.
(d) Not to mention the "unholy Trinity."

4. What kind of physicians has Nietzsche previously seen?
(a) Family doctors who are not mental health experts.
(b) Cheap and underqualified physicians.
(c) Reclusive and expensive physicians.
(d) Many well-known physicians.

5. Lou confides in Josef that she does not believe in what?
(a) Dieting.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Divorce.

6. How will Nietzsche get copies of his books to Breuer?
(a) He will buy some from the local bookstore.
(b) He will bring his own personal copies to Breuer.
(c) He will mail him original copies.
(d) His editor will mail them to Breuer.

7. Who is Frau Becker?
(a) Freud's roommate.
(b) Mathilde's sister.
(c) Breuer's nurse.
(d) Breuer's understudy.

8. What does Nietzsche do every time Breuer starts to discuss suicide?
(a) Begins to cry.
(b) Rubs his head.
(c) Changes the subject.
(d) Walks to the door.

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

10. Where has Nietzsche previously had a professorship?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Basel.
(d) Georgia.

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

12. After reading Nietzsche's books for the first time, when does he next see Freud?
(a) The next day for breakfast.
(b) In the evening for dinner.
(c) A month later at a conference.
(d) A few days later for a consultation.

13. Why does Josef break off his conversation with Lou during their first meeting?
(a) Josef was ill.
(b) Josef had to see a patient.
(c) Josef needs to go home to his wife.
(d) Josef was bored with Lou.

14. According to Nietzsche, what has frustrated him about other physicians?
(a) Their dishonesty.
(b) Their overpriced bills.
(c) Their disregard for his privacy.
(d) Their lack of medical degrees.

15. Nietzsche tells Breuer he normally lives ________________.
(a) In the dorm where he teaches.
(b) At friends' houses.
(c) In mental facilities.
(d) In hotels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Freud and Breuer discuss after Breuer spends some time reading Nietzsche's books?

2. When will Lou and Josef meet again after their first meeting?

3. What does Mathilde direct Josef to do when he arrives at her home?

4. What does Breuer wonder about concerning Mathilde?

5. Lou gives Josef a letter from Nietzsche; what does Nietzsche's letter to Lou reveal?

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