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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. Why can Josef not meet with Lou the next morning after their first meeting?
(a) Because of his hospital rounds.
(b) Because of his children.
(c) Because of his wife.
(d) Because of teaching duties.

2. After Nietzsche and Breuer's initial meeting, why does Breuer become upset about Bertha?
(a) He thinks that Nietzsche will use the situation with Bertha against him.
(b) He's worried about the bad news about Bertha.
(c) He wants Bertha to be happy with Nietzsche.
(d) He feels ravaged by his obsession with Bertha.

3. Nietzsche tells Breuer he normally lives ________________.
(a) In mental facilities.
(b) At friends' houses.
(c) In the dorm where he teaches.
(d) In hotels.

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

5. Where has Nietzsche previously had a professorship?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Basel.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Nietzsche asks his three questions, what do Nietzsche and Breuer debate?

2. How does Breuer view his examination of Nietzsche during their first meeting?

3. After Breuer's first office visit with Lou Salome, whom does he travel to visit?

4. Nietzsche tells Breuer his diet consists of ___________.

5. What does Breuer believe physicians should offer to patients?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Breuer's patient list characterize him?

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

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

4. What does Nietzsche's life style say about him?

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

6. What drives Lou to seek treatment for Nietzsche?

7. Why does Nietzsche allow Breuer to read his books?

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

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

10. What does Nietzsche's exclamation "hope is the final evil" explain about him?

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