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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Breuer view his examination of Nietzsche during their first meeting?
(a) As being untruthful.
(b) As being thoughtful.
(c) As being uncaring.
(d) As being very thorough.

2. After reading Nietzsche's books for the first time, when does he next see Freud?
(a) The next day for breakfast.
(b) A month later at a conference.
(c) A few days later for a consultation.
(d) In the evening for dinner.

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

4. When Breuer asks Nietzsche where to purchase his books, what does Nietzsche tell him?
(a) Only university bookstores carry his books.
(b) His publisher has hidden the books from the world.
(c) Any bookstore will have the books.
(d) His books are unpublished.

5. What reason does Nietzsche give Breuer for not reading?
(a) His lack of time.
(b) His failing eyesight.
(c) His arguments with authors.
(d) His dislike for literature.

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

7. After Nietzsche and Breuer's initial meeting, why does Breuer become upset about Bertha?
(a) He thinks that Nietzsche will use the situation with Bertha against him.
(b) He wants Bertha to be happy with Nietzsche.
(c) He feels ravaged by his obsession with Bertha.
(d) He's worried about the bad news about Bertha.

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

9. Nietzsche tells Breuer his diet consists of ___________.
(a) Meat and potatoes.
(b) Foreign foods.
(c) Water and salads.
(d) Bland foods.

10. When Breuer reads Nietzsche's books, what does he find in the margins?
(a) Recipes.
(b) Doodles.
(c) Annotations.
(d) Scribbles.

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

12. How does Breuer describe Nietzsche the first time he sees him which he did not expect?
(a) As being strong and muscular.
(b) As being gruff.
(c) As being thin and sickly.
(d) As having a soft voice.

13. What is Josef's relationship with Bertha?
(a) Bertha is a patient Josef has slept with.
(b) Bertha is Josef's sister.
(c) Bertha is Josef's friend's wife.
(d) Bertha is Josef's first wife.

14. How long do Breuer and Nietzsche talk during their first meeting?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Ninety minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) All day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How will Nietzsche get copies of his books to Breuer?

2. What kind of "voice" does Breuer think Nietzsche's books have?

3. What does Nietzsche believe is "the final evil"?

4. When Nietzsche arrives at Breuer's office for the first time, how does he appear?

5. What do Nietzsche's three questions all concern?

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