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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their first session, how does Nietzsche behave as he talks to Breuer?
(a) He dozes.
(b) He rolls his eyes.
(c) He sits intently.
(d) He takes copious notes.

2. What do Max and Breuer do together on Friday nights?
(a) Watch movies.
(b) Play chess.
(c) Debate politics.
(d) Read the paper.

3. At the start of their second session, Nietzsche and Breuer agree to try to work __________________.
(a) Apart from each other.
(b) Amiably together.
(c) Respectfully with each other.
(d) Silently with each other.

4. How did Mathilde meddle in Breuer's professional life several months ago?
(a) She attended his staff meetings when Eva was present.
(b) She made him change office buildings.
(c) She insisted he fire Eva Berger.
(d) She interrupted his counseling sessions.

5. On the Monday morning following his illness, when does Nietzsche plan to see Breuer again?
(a) In a month.
(b) Later that night.
(c) Never.
(d) When he is ill again.

6. According to Nietzsche, why has he agreed to meet with Breuer?
(a) He knew he needed help.
(b) He worried his other physicians were against him.
(c) He needed another prescription from a different doctor.
(d) His friends strongly recommended Breuer.

7. Why is Breuer agitated the Friday night after Nietzsche leaves him?
(a) Breuer wasted time on Nietzsche.
(b) Nietzsche hurt his feelings.
(c) Breuer did not get what he wanted.
(d) Nietzsche won't pay him money.

8. What does Nietzsche do in Breuer's office on the Monday morning following his illness?
(a) Demands payment for his books.
(b) Starts a fist fight with his doctor.
(c) Settles his account.
(d) Encourages Breuer to forget Bertha.

9. As Nietzsche and Breuer walk through the cemetery, they start to doubt that the Bertha-obsession is rooted in ____________.
(a) Love.
(b) Lust.
(c) Need.
(d) Greed.

10. After Lou storms out and the session continues, how do both men feel?
(a) Content.
(b) Angry.
(c) Tired.
(d) Happy.

11. How does Max characterize Breuer's behavior in class?
(a) Breuer dutifully took notes.
(b) Breuer argued with classmates.
(c) Breuer challenged the professors.
(d) Breuer failed most tests.

12. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, what does Nietzsche prepare to do?
(a) Teach a class.
(b) Visit his editor.
(c) Go to the store.
(d) Leave Breuer's office.

13. After he is better, where does Nietzsche want to go?
(a) Rome.
(b) His parents' house.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) Basel.

14. What does Nietzsche accuse Breuer of being after Nietzsche refuses the treatment plan Breuer designed for him?
(a) He is unknowledgeable and pushy.
(b) He is cruel and unkind.
(c) He is prideful and arrogant.
(d) He is wrong and stubborn.

15. What does Breuer normally do later on Friday evenings?
(a) Cleans the kitchen.
(b) Puts wood in the fireplace.
(c) Retires to his study.
(d) Sips brandy in bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Breuer think he is missing in his life that leads him to obsess over Bertha?

2. What is Nietzsche's first corrective behavior technique every time Breuer thinks of Bertha?

3. In the middle of the night following Breuer's conversation with Max, who pounds on Breuer's door?

4. Who is Herr Schlegel?

5. What does the person who pounds on Breuer's door tell him?

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