![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Frau Becker?
(a) Mathilde's sister.
(b) Freud's roommate.
(c) Breuer's nurse.
(d) Breuer's understudy.
2. What topics do Nietzsche's philosophies cover?
(a) Religion, education, and family.
(b) Ethics, prisons, and behavior.
(c) Art, nature, and politics.
(d) Publicity, theater, and aeronomics.
3. 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) To treat her differently than Nietzsche.
(d) Discussions with Freud are dangerous.
4. Where does Lou want Josef to meet her for their first encounter?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A bar.
(c) The newspaper office.
(d) A hotel.
5. After Nietzsche and Breuer's initial meeting, why does Breuer become upset about Bertha?
(a) He feels ravaged by his obsession with Bertha.
(b) He thinks that Nietzsche will use the situation with Bertha against him.
(c) He wants Bertha to be happy with Nietzsche.
(d) He's worried about the bad news about Bertha.
6. How does Breuer describe Nietzsche the first time he sees him which he did not expect?
(a) As being gruff.
(b) As being strong and muscular.
(c) As being thin and sickly.
(d) As having a soft voice.
7. How does Lou describe Elisabeth to Josef?
(a) Ignorant, uneducated, and clumsy.
(b) Bland, ordinary, and simple.
(c) Anti-Semantic, mean-spirited, and divisive.
(d) Fun, out of control, and silly.
8. What does Breuer believe physicians should offer to patients?
(a) Hope.
(b) Recommendations to other doctors.
(c) Truth.
(d) Shock treatment.
9. Why can Josef not meet with Lou the next morning after their first meeting?
(a) Because of teaching duties.
(b) Because of his children.
(c) Because of his hospital rounds.
(d) Because of his wife.
10. According to Lou, who has been the major cause of Nietzsche's recent bout with despair?
(a) Lou.
(b) His editor.
(c) Elisabeth.
(d) Paul Ree.
11. According to Nietzsche, what has frustrated him about other physicians?
(a) Their lack of medical degrees.
(b) Their disregard for his privacy.
(c) Their dishonesty.
(d) Their overpriced bills.
12. Lou gives Josef many letters from Nietzsche which reveal _____________.
(a) His childhood abuse.
(b) His headaches.
(c) His terrible body images.
(d) His suicidal tendencies.
13. What best describes Lou the first time Josef meets her?
(a) Frumpy, cold, and weird.
(b) Scary, mean, and devisive.
(c) Beautiful, confident, and strking.
(d) Pretty, kind, and quiet.
14. What method does Freud tell Breuer to use for persuading Nietzsche to pursue treatment?
(a) Use reverse psychology.
(b) Use the legal system.
(c) Use Nietzsche's own words.
(d) Use threats.
15. When will Lou and Josef meet again after their first meeting?
(a) In a month.
(b) On Tuesday.
(c) Never.
(d) In a week.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Josef's relationship with Bertha?
2. How does Breuer react to Nietzsche's three questions?
3. What does Lou tell Josef about her friend Friedrich Nietzsche?
4. How does Breuer view Freud in relation to himself?
5. What kind of "voice" does Breuer think Nietzsche's books have?
This section contains 544 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |