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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How should Josef react about Lou during treatment with Nietzsche, according to Lou?
(a) To pretend he's never heard her name.
(b) Not to mention the "unholy Trinity."
(c) Not to align himself with her.
(d) To side with her.

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

5. When will Lou and Josef meet again after their first meeting?
(a) Never.
(b) On Tuesday.
(c) In a week.
(d) In a month.

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

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

8. What does Lou confide in Josef that she is specifically worried about with her friend Nietzsche?
(a) Nietzsche can no longer write.
(b) Friedrick is suicidal.
(c) Nietzsche is a drug addict.
(d) Nietzsche is homeless.

9. Nietzsche tells Breuer he normally lives ________________.
(a) In the dorm where he teaches.
(b) In hotels.
(c) At friends' houses.
(d) In mental facilities.

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

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

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

13. What does Mathilde direct Josef to do when he arrives at her home?
(a) Take out the compost pile.
(b) Read to the children.
(c) Make dinner.
(d) Lie down and rest.

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

15. How does Lou describe Elisabeth to Josef?
(a) Ignorant, uneducated, and clumsy.
(b) Anti-Semantic, mean-spirited, and divisive.
(c) Bland, ordinary, and simple.
(d) Fun, out of control, and silly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where has Nietzsche previously had a professorship?

3. According to Nietzsche's conversation with Breuer, where does he get many of his ideas?

4. When Breuer asks Nietzsche where to purchase his books, what does Nietzsche tell him?

5. On his way home after his first office visit with Lou Salome, whom does Breuer see walking in the rain?

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