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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hurts Freud's chances of fulfilling his career?
(a) Anti-Semite forces.
(b) Laziness.
(c) A lack of money.
(d) His family's lack of connections.

2. According to Lou, who has been the major cause of Nietzsche's recent bout with despair?
(a) Elisabeth.
(b) Paul Ree.
(c) His editor.
(d) Lou.

3. Why did Nietzsche have to resign as a professor?
(a) Lack of research.
(b) Refusal to publish.
(c) Illness.
(d) Fatigue.

4. When Nietzsche first arrives at Breuer's office, what do the two men discuss first?
(a) Breuer's credentials and publications.
(b) Nietzsche's previous treatments and physicians.
(c) Breuer's friendship with Freud.
(d) Nietzsche's love life.

5. What does Breuer believe is a physician's duty toward a patient?
(a) To give information they can handle.
(b) To present all the information to them.
(c) To try new treatments on them.
(d) To offer hope.

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

7. At what point is Freud in his medical studies in Chapter 3?
(a) He is an undergraduate.
(b) He has completed his medical studies.
(c) He is a second year medical school.
(d) He is still in training.

8. Nietzsche tells Breuer that his home is ______________.
(a) A shanty.
(b) A bungalow.
(c) A steamer trunk.
(d) A hospital room.

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

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

11. Where does Lou want Josef to meet her for their first encounter?
(a) The newspaper office.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A bar.
(d) A hotel.

12. What is Freud busy doing instead of writing and researching?
(a) Reading and learning.
(b) Working a second job.
(c) Dancing and partying.
(d) Sleeping and lounging.

13. How does Breuer view Freud in relation to himself?
(a) Breuer emphasizes that Freud has more skill and devotion than he.
(b) Breuer describes Freud as himself ten or eleven years ago.
(c) Breuer believes that Freud has more charisma than he.
(d) Breuer thinks Freud is more religious than he.

14. When Nietzsche arrives at Breuer's office for the first time, how does he appear?
(a) Strong, firm, and decisive.
(b) Pale, cold,and weak.
(c) Messy and unkept.
(d) Organized and put-together.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Josef feel concerning Freud's role in his marriage?

2. Lou gives Josef a letter from Nietzsche; what does Nietzsche's letter to Lou reveal?

3. What does Breuer receive as he enters his office the day after his first meeting with Nietzsche?

4. What does Mathilde direct Freud to do when he arrives at her home?

5. What does Mathilde direct Josef to do when he arrives at her home?

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