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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Nietzsche's letter to Peter Gast, what does he write about concerning his hospital stay?
(a) He knows he needs medicine.
(b) He doesn't trust Breuer.
(c) He is excited about it.
(d) He dreads doing it.

3. Nietzsche tells Breuer that if he hadn't resigned as a professor, he is convinced what would have happened?
(a) He would have been arrested.
(b) He would have been driven away by those who didn't trust him.
(c) He would have settled down with a wife.
(d) He would have travelled and been happy.

4. What does Nietzsche do in Breuer's office on the Monday morning following his illness?
(a) Settles his account.
(b) Encourages Breuer to forget Bertha.
(c) Demands payment for his books.
(d) Starts a fist fight with his doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Breuer and Nietzsche later discuss during their first meeting?

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

4. On his way home, Breuer meets Freud at the pastry shop and explains what situation to Freud?

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

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