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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. How will Nietzsche get copies of his books to Breuer?
(a) He will buy some from the local bookstore.
(b) His editor will mail them to Breuer.
(c) He will bring his own personal copies to Breuer.
(d) He will mail him original copies.

2. Where do Josef and Lou have their second meeting?
(a) A pastry shop.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Josef's office.

3. How does Breuer view Freud in relation to himself?
(a) Breuer emphasizes that Freud has more skill and devotion than he.
(b) Breuer describes Freud as himself ten or eleven years ago.
(c) Breuer thinks Freud is more religious than he.
(d) Breuer believes that Freud has more charisma than he.

4. What does Breuer receive as he enters his office the day after his first meeting with Nietzsche?
(a) Money.
(b) His past medical files.
(c) Copies of his books.
(d) A postcard.

5. Why is Josef Breuer in Venice?
(a) He's on vacation.
(b) He's a visiting professor.
(c) He's attending a medical conference.
(d) He's visiting his parents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mathilde direct Josef to do when he arrives at her home?

3. How did Lou's relationship with Nietzsche and Paul Ree begin?

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

5. What topics do Nietzsche's philosophies cover?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Freud help in Nietzsche's diagnosis and treatment?

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

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

4. Why would Freud and Josef use fake names when talking about people?

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

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

7. What drives Lou to seek treatment for Nietzsche?

8. What are Nietzsche's motives behind asking the three questions?

9. What is Lou's attitude about Nietzsche during her first meetings with Josef?

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

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