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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 teaching duties.
(d) Because of his children.

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

3. What does Breuer wonder about concerning Mathilde?
(a) Why they fight so much.
(b) Why he won't divorce her.
(c) Why he is not happy with her.
(d) Why she cheats on him.

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

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

6. What method does Freud tell Breuer to use for persuading Nietzsche to pursue treatment?
(a) Use Nietzsche's own words.
(b) Use the legal system.
(c) Use reverse psychology.
(d) Use threats.

7. As Nietzsche starts to leave their first meeting, how does Breuer feel about their conversation?
(a) Happy.
(b) Rebuffed.
(c) Confident.
(d) Stressed.

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

9. What does Breuer receive as he enters his office the day after his first meeting with Nietzsche?
(a) Copies of his books.
(b) A postcard.
(c) Money.
(d) His past medical files.

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

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

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

13. Since Breuer feels confident during the first consultation, he prepares to _______________.
(a) Give Nietzsche his first shock therapy.
(b) Ask Nietzsche about Lou Salome.
(c) Prepare Nietzsche for his vaccines.
(d) Begin the portion of the consultation dealing with medical history.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Nietzsche have to resign as a professor?

3. How does Nietzsche behave when discussing his illness, symptoms, and physical well being?

4. According to Lou, what will Dr. Overbeck do to help with Nietzsche?

5. After Breuer's first office visit with Lou Salome, whom does he travel to visit?

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