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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Lou want Josef to meet her for their first encounter?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A bar.
(c) A cafe.
(d) The newspaper office.

3. After Nietzsche asks his three questions, what do Nietzsche and Breuer debate?
(a) Which treatment forms are ethical.
(b) The physician's responsibility of truthfulness with their patients.
(c) The relationship between a doctor and the patient.
(d) The kind of information that can be released to the patient's family.

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

5. Nietzsche tells Breuer he spends most of his time ___________.
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Crying.

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

7. Why did Nietzsche have to resign as a professor?
(a) Illness.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Lack of research.
(d) Refusal to publish.

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

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

10. 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) Probable.
(b) Slightly.
(c) Possible.
(d) Unlikely.

11. What does Mathilde direct Freud to do when he arrives at her home?
(a) Eat cookies.
(b) Sleep in Josef's bed.
(c) Take a hot bath.
(d) Talk to the children.

12. What do Freud and Breuer discuss after Breuer spends some time reading Nietzsche's books?
(a) Nietzsche's previous physicians.
(b) Nietzsche's health.
(c) Nietzsche's education.
(d) Nietzsche's love life.

13. What topics do Nietzsche's philosophies cover?
(a) Religion, education, and family.
(b) Ethics, prisons, and behavior.
(c) Publicity, theater, and aeronomics.
(d) Art, nature, and politics.

14. What does Lou tell Josef about her friend Friedrich Nietzsche?
(a) Nietzsche is full of promise and influence.
(b) Nietzsche needs help for his writing.
(c) Nietzsche is past his prime.
(d) Nietzsche has editors stealing from him.

15. A week after Lou meets Breuer at his office, she sends him a note that states what?
(a) Their plan is working.
(b) To forget the ideas she gave him.
(c) Discussions with Freud are dangerous.
(d) To treat her differently than Nietzsche.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Breuer's first office visit with Lou Salome, whom does he travel to visit?

2. What odd suggestion does Lou give to Josef concerning Nietzsche's treatment before she leaves their second meeting?

3. Who comprises the "unholy Trinity"?

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

5. Why does Josef break off his conversation with Lou during their first meeting?

(see the answer keys)

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