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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nietzsche do every time Breuer starts to discuss suicide?
(a) Walks to the door.
(b) Begins to cry.
(c) Changes the subject.
(d) Rubs his head.

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

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

5. What does Mathilde call Freud as a nickname?
(a) Sigi.
(b) Froo-Froo.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Sig.

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

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

8. On his way home after his first office visit with Lou Salome, whom does Breuer see walking in the rain?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) Eva.
(c) Sigmund Freud.
(d) Mathilde.

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

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

11. Where has Nietzsche previously had a professorship?
(a) Basel.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Georgia.

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

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

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

15. How does Nietzsche behave when discussing his illness, symptoms, and physical well being?
(a) Grim and disheartened.
(b) Secretive and deceptive.
(c) Reserved and quiet.
(d) Very open and with no reservations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Frau Becker?

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

3. After Nietzsche asks his three questions, what do Nietzsche and Breuer debate?

4. What type of study does Freud prefer?

5. At what point is Freud in his medical studies in Chapter 3?

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