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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Nietzsche behave toward Breuer as Breuer gets his heart under control?
(a) Reserved.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Angry.

3. What does the person who pounds on Breuer's door tell him?
(a) Breuer owes a man money.
(b) Breuer has an ill patient whom he needs to see.
(c) Breuer needs to leave Bertha alone.
(d) Breuer has a wounded pet outside.

4. The morning after Nietzsche reads a letter from Elisabeth, what do Josef and Mathilde argue about?
(a) How much time Josef spends with his patients.
(b) Why Josef won't move offices.
(c) When Josef gets home from work.
(d) How much money Josef spends on himself.

5. When Nietzsche arrives to hear the answers for his three questions, what does Breuer tell him about his migraines?
(a) All writers get them.
(b) He can prescribe medicine for migraines.
(c) His migraines should become less severe as he ages.
(d) Mental problems lead to migraines.

6. At the start of their second session, what does Breuer want to do concerning Nietzsche's treatment?
(a) To encourage Nietzsche's writing.
(b) To get Nietzsche to travel.
(c) To make Nietzsche stop being so private.
(d) To help Nietzsche not worry about Lou.

7. In the middle of the night following Breuer's conversation with Max, who pounds on Breuer's door?
(a) A man he doesn't recognize.
(b) Max.
(c) Freud.
(d) A former professor.

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

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

10. Who is buried in the cemetery Nietzsche and Breuer walk around?
(a) Nietzsche's parents.
(b) Breuer's first wife.
(c) Breuer's mother, father, and brother.
(d) Both of the men's grandmothers.

11. What tradition does the Breuer family hold with Mathilde's sister and their families?
(a) Birthday celebrations.
(b) Friday evening supper.
(c) Christmas caroling.
(d) Thanksgiving breakfast.

12. What doe Breuer tell Nietzsche that someone called him when he was a boy?
(a) "The growth for the future."
(b) "The beast of the West."
(c) "The lad of infinite promise."
(d) "The mighty and strong boy."

13. What does Josef think Mathilde is really accusing him of on the morning after Nietzsche reads a letter from Elisabeth?
(a) Being with Bertha.
(b) Gambling too much.
(c) Keeping secrets.
(d) Talking to Freud when he should talk to her.

14. What is Nietzsche's first reaction to Breuer's proposed plan?
(a) He is eager to begin the plan.
(b) He thinks he should ask Lou about the plan.
(c) He is very opposed to the plan.
(d) He laughs at the plan.

15. Where did Max and Breuer first meet?
(a) At a wedding.
(b) In elementary school.
(c) In medical school.
(d) At church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nietzsche plan to do when he returns to Breuer's office in two hours?

2. What plan does Breuer propose to Nietzsche on the Monday morning following Nietzsche's illness?

3. What does Nietzsche believe about Breuer's motivation to help him?

4. What does Breuer try to slip into the discussion during Nietzsche's first session with him?

5. How does Max characterize Breuer's behavior in class?

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