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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, what does Breuer ask him?
(a) If he is ready to be admitted to the hospital.
(b) If he can do bloodwork soon.
(c) If he can begin taking diet pills.
(d) If he is ready to sign paperwork.

4. After Lou storms out, what does Breuer try to get Nietzsche to open up about during the session?
(a) The loss of his job.
(b) His academic struggles.
(c) His financial problems.
(d) Lou Salome.

5. What kind of doctor is Max?
(a) Orthopedist.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Neuroglogist.
(d) Urologist.

6. How does Breuer try to get Nietzsche to agree to his desired course of treatment?
(a) Breuer applies argument after argument.
(b) Breuer uses Nietzsche's books to support his ideas.
(c) Breuer quotes Lou in his arguments.
(d) Breuer insults Nietzsche's former doctors.

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

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

9. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, how does Nietzsche respond to Breuer's request?
(a) Nietzsche is far from ready.
(b) Nietzsche is nervous.
(c) Nietzsche is reserved, but knows he must start.
(d) Nietzsche is ready.

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

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

12. Where does Nietzsche plan to go after refusing treatment in the consultation?
(a) His office.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) Basel.
(d) His boyhood home.

13. When Nietzsche becomes lucid, how does he behave toward Breuer?
(a) Thankful and weepy.
(b) Quiet and embarrassed.
(c) Mad and shameful.
(d) Icy and reserved.

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

15. Breuer believes that both he and Nietzsche are suffering from _____________.
(a) A lack of friends.
(b) Too much research.
(c) Migraines.
(d) An obsession.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Nietzsche's letter to Peter Gast, what does he write about concerning his hospital stay?

2. What does Nietzsche accuse Breuer of being after Nietzsche refuses the treatment plan Breuer designed for him?

3. In Nietzsche's letter to Peter Gast, how does he write about Lou Salome?

4. According to Nietzsche, why has he agreed to meet with Breuer?

5. What does Breuer ask of Max the Friday after Nietzsche leaves him?

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