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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Breuer try to get Nietzsche to agree to his desired course of treatment?
(a) Breuer quotes Lou in his arguments.
(b) Breuer uses Nietzsche's books to support his ideas.
(c) Breuer applies argument after argument.
(d) Breuer insults Nietzsche's former doctors.

2. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, what does Breuer ask Nietzsche about his treatment?
(a) Why can't he follow simple directions to get better?
(b) Does he really want to get better?
(c) Why did he come for treatment if he is not willing to listen to the physician's advice?
(d) How does he expect to get better if he won't take the medicine a doctor tries to give him?

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

4. After Lou storms out, what does Breuer try to get Nietzsche to open up about during the session?
(a) His financial problems.
(b) Lou Salome.
(c) His academic struggles.
(d) The loss of his job.

5. What does Josef think Mathilde is really accusing him of on the morning after Nietzsche reads a letter from Elisabeth?
(a) Talking to Freud when he should talk to her.
(b) Gambling too much.
(c) Being with Bertha.
(d) Keeping secrets.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Nietzsche's letter to Peter Gast, how does he write about Lou Salome?

2. What tradition does the Breuer family hold with Mathilde's sister and their families?

3. On the Monday morning following his illness, when does Nietzsche plan to see Breuer again?

4. When Nietzsche becomes lucid, how does he behave toward Breuer?

5. During their second session, what does Breuer confess about his feelings towards his professional and personal life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nietzsche behave after he becomes lucid? Why?

2. What meaning is attached to Breuer's wonderment if he and Nietzsche are truly friends?

3. After Breuer completes Nietzsche's second session, Lou Salome visits Breuer's office. Why does she storm out after Breuer talks to her?

4. What makes Breuer even more desperate to help Nietzsche after he saves his life?

5. Why might Nietzsche's migraines have subsided now that he is in the hospital?

6. Why would Breuer begin the consultations with the same approach that he has previously used?

7. According to Nietzsche, what does "dying at the right time" mean?

8. What kind of relationship does Breuer have with Max as opposed to Mathilde?

9. What does the Breuer family's traditional Friday evening supper say about their family dynamics?

10. Why has Breuer decided on a new plan to propose to Nietzsche?

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