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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nietzsche first arrives at Breuer's office, what do the two men discuss first?
(a) Nietzsche's love life.
(b) Breuer's friendship with Freud.
(c) Breuer's credentials and publications.
(d) Nietzsche's previous treatments and physicians.

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

3. On his way home after his first office visit with Lou Salome, whom does Breuer see walking in the rain?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Eva.
(d) Mathilde.

4. When Breuer reads Nietzsche's books, what does he find in the margins?
(a) Recipes.
(b) Doodles.
(c) Annotations.
(d) Scribbles.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In order to dispel Josef's skepticism about treating Friedrich, what does Lou give him?

3. After Nietzsche and Breuer's initial meeting, why does Breuer become upset about Bertha?

4. What does Breuer wonder about concerning Mathilde?

5. What does Breuer believe is a physician's duty toward a patient?

Short Essay Questions

1. What preconceived idea does Breuer have about Nietzsche that is incorrect?

2. How does Breuer's relationship with Bertha immediately bring a conflict to the story?

3. Why would Nietzsche be so open about his physical ailments but so reserved about his mental ones?

4. Why would the author leave Chapter 5 with Nietzsche ready to ask Breuer three questions?

5. What is foreshadowed by Josef's admittance that he had an affair with a patient?

6. What do Nietzsche's personal copies of his books provide for Breuer?

7. How does Lou treat Josef in his office?

8. What contributes to Nietzsche being a difficult patient?

9. What can readers infer about the effort of so many people working to get Nietzsche into treatment?

10. What could Breuer's dream about Bertha mean?

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