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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reason does Nietzsche give Breuer for not reading?
(a) His lack of time.
(b) His failing eyesight.
(c) His dislike for literature.
(d) His arguments with authors.

3. Who is Frau Becker?
(a) Breuer's nurse.
(b) Breuer's understudy.
(c) Freud's roommate.
(d) Mathilde's sister.

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

5. What does Breuer believe is a physician's duty toward a patient?
(a) To give information they can handle.
(b) To try new treatments on them.
(c) To offer hope.
(d) To present all the information to them.

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

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

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

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

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

11. How often does Nietzsche tell Breuer he is sick during their first meeting?
(a) Never.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Less and less as he ages.
(d) Almost all the time.

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

13. What do Nietzsche's three questions all concern?
(a) What medicines he should take.
(b) How to escape from the hospital.
(c) Where he should live.
(d) His physical self.

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

15. What do Freud and Breuer discuss after Breuer spends some time reading Nietzsche's books?
(a) Nietzsche's love life.
(b) Nietzsche's health.
(c) Nietzsche's previous physicians.
(d) Nietzsche's education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Freud busy doing instead of writing and researching?

2. What is Breuer surprised about concerning Nietzsche's illness?

3. What does Lou tell Josef about her friend Friedrich Nietzsche?

4. After reading Nietzsche's books for the first time, when does he next see Freud?

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

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