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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lou, what will Dr. Overbeck do to help with Nietzsche?
(a) Dr. Overbeck wil exert his influence with Nietzsche to get him to see Dr. Breuer.
(b) Dr. Overbeck will hypnotize Nietzsche so he thinks he wants to see Dr. Breuer.
(c) Dr. Overbeck will prescribe Nietzsche new medicine.
(d) Dr. Overbeck will mail Nietzsche's patient files to Dr. Breuer.

2. After Nietzsche and Breuer's initial meeting, what kind of night does Breuer have at home?
(a) He has a nightmare.
(b) He sleeps soundly.
(c) He fights with his wife.
(d) He can't sleep.

3. Where do Josef and Lou have their second meeting?
(a) The hospital.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) Josef's office.
(d) A pastry shop.

4. What topics do Nietzsche's philosophies cover?
(a) Art, nature, and politics.
(b) Religion, education, and family.
(c) Ethics, prisons, and behavior.
(d) Publicity, theater, and aeronomics.

5. How does Josef feel concerning Freud's role in his marriage?
(a) Josef feels bad that Freud is the confidant.
(b) Josef is jealous of Freud's counseling abilities.
(c) Josef worries Mathilde is falling in love with Freud.
(d) Josef thinks Freud gives poor advice.

6. What kind of "voice" does Breuer think Nietzsche's books have?
(a) Calm and soothing.
(b) Confusing and misleading.
(c) Nice but firm.
(d) Anything but soft.

7. What do Breuer and Nietzsche later discuss during their first meeting?
(a) Politics.
(b) Economics.
(c) History.
(d) Philosophy.

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

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

10. What does Josef receive from Lou Salome while on vacation?
(a) A book.
(b) A note.
(c) A poem.
(d) A phone call.

11. During their second meeting, what picture does Lou show Josef?
(a) Lou in a mock wedding with Nietzsche.
(b) Paul, Lou, and Nietzsche after their college graduation.
(c) Paul and Nietzsche standing and Lou in a cart holding a whip.
(d) Paul and Lou holding children.

12. How did Lou's relationship with Nietzsche and Paul Ree begin?
(a) As a way to earn money.
(b) As a marriage of the minds.
(c) By convenience.
(d) For a means to escape prison.

13. What does Nietzsche believe is "the final evil"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Women.
(c) Trust.
(d) Marriage.

14. What does Nietzsche believe is a physician's duty toward a patient?
(a) To provide written documentation for them.
(b) To gain trust before treatment begins.
(c) To tell the absolute truth.
(d) To give him examples of successful patients.

15. What does Breuer think of Nietzsche's philosophies?
(a) Narrow and biased.
(b) Shallow and mean.
(c) Insightful, yet cruel.
(d) Strange and arresting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Breuer and Nietzsche talk during their first meeting?

2. How often does Nietzsche tell Breuer he is sick during their first meeting?

3. Lou confides in Josef that she does not believe in what?

4. What does Breuer believe physicians should offer to patients?

5. What does Nietzsche not know about his books and Breuer?

(see the answer keys)

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