When Nietzsche Wept Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Irvin D. Yalom
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When Nietzsche Wept Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In order to dispel Josef's skepticism about treating Friedrich, what does Lou give him?
(a) Money.
(b) Photographs of Nietzsche in trouble.
(c) His medical files.
(d) A letter to Nietzsche from Richard Wagner.

3. According to Nietzsche's conversation with Breuer, where does he get many of his ideas?
(a) By Lou's side.
(b) At the library.
(c) In bed.
(d) On walks.

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

5. According to Nietzsche, what has frustrated him about other physicians?
(a) Their dishonesty.
(b) Their overpriced bills.
(c) Their disregard for his privacy.
(d) Their lack of medical degrees.

6. Why does Josef break off his conversation with Lou during their first meeting?
(a) Josef was ill.
(b) Josef had to see a patient.
(c) Josef was bored with Lou.
(d) Josef needs to go home to his wife.

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

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

9. What does Breuer believe physicians should offer to patients?
(a) Shock treatment.
(b) Hope.
(c) Recommendations to other doctors.
(d) Truth.

10. 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 thin and sickly.
(d) As being strong and muscular.

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

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

13. What type of study does Freud prefer?
(a) Podiatry.
(b) Family practice.
(c) Research.
(d) Obstestrics.

14. 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.

15. Lou gives Josef a letter from Nietzsche; what does Nietzsche's letter to Lou reveal?
(a) Nietzsche's need to speak with Lou.
(b) Nietzsche's fear of teaching his college courses.
(c) Nietzsche's great admiration for Lou.
(d) Nietzsche's desire to hurt Paul.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of physicians has Nietzsche previously seen?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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