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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who pounds on Breuer's door tell him?
(a) Breuer owes a man money.
(b) Breuer has a wounded pet outside.
(c) Breuer needs to leave Bertha alone.
(d) Breuer has an ill patient whom he needs to see.

2. What does Nietzsche accuse Breuer of being after Nietzsche refuses the treatment plan Breuer designed for him?
(a) He is unknowledgeable and pushy.
(b) He is wrong and stubborn.
(c) He is cruel and unkind.
(d) He is prideful and arrogant.

3. When Breuer sees Nietzsche after his attack, how does Breuer believe he feels about helping Nietzsche?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Obsessed.
(c) Eager.
(d) Completed.

4. What is Nietzsche's first corrective behavior technique every time Breuer thinks of Bertha?
(a) Breuer is to give money to charity when he thinks of Bertha.
(b) Breuer is to snap a rubber band on his wrist when he thinks of Bertha.
(c) Breuer is to say a prayer when he thinks of Bertha.
(d) Breuer is to tell Mathilde his thoughts when he thinks of Bertha.

5. After he is better, where does Nietzsche want to go?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) His parents' house.
(c) Basel.
(d) Rome.

6. According to Breuer's second session with Nietzsche, how does Breuer feel as an adult about his life's earlier goals?
(a) The goals were unrealistic.
(b) He wasted time trying to achieve them.
(c) The goals were not his choice.
(d) He has easily succeeded at them.

7. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, how does Nietzsche respond to Breuer's request?
(a) Nietzsche is reserved, but knows he must start.
(b) Nietzsche is nervous.
(c) Nietzsche is ready.
(d) Nietzsche is far from ready.

8. According to Nietzsche, why has he agreed to meet with Breuer?
(a) He needed another prescription from a different doctor.
(b) He knew he needed help.
(c) His friends strongly recommended Breuer.
(d) He worried his other physicians were against him.

9. How did Breuer choose his life goals?
(a) His parents gave him goals.
(b) He researched all possibilities.
(c) He made lists to organize ideas.
(d) He never made a conscious choice about them.

10. Who is buried in the cemetery Nietzsche and Breuer walk around?
(a) Both of the men's grandmothers.
(b) Breuer's first wife.
(c) Nietzsche's parents.
(d) Breuer's mother, father, and brother.

11. When Nietzsche arrives to hear the answers for his three questions, what does Breuer reveal as the best course of treatment?
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) Diet and exercise program.
(c) Exercise program.
(d) Hospitalization.

12. What does Max suggest Breuer do with Nietzsche?
(a) Put Freud in charge of Nietzsche's case.
(b) Take Nietzsche to the park.
(c) Learn something from Nietzsche.
(d) Allow Nietzsche to lead his own therapy.

13. What does Breuer normally do later on Friday evenings?
(a) Cleans the kitchen.
(b) Sips brandy in bed.
(c) Retires to his study.
(d) Puts wood in the fireplace.

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

15. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, what does Nietzsche prepare to do?
(a) Visit his editor.
(b) Leave Breuer's office.
(c) Teach a class.
(d) Go to the store.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nietzsche's notes, how does he feel about his and Breuer's discussion during the second session?

2. What kind of doctor is Max?

3. What is Nietzsche's last argument against the suggested course of treatment?

4. The session after Lou storms out, what does Breuer share with Nietzsche to begin the session?

5. How does Breuer feel about Mathilde's meddling in his professional life a few months ago?

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