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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 arrives at Breuer's office for the first time, how does he appear?
(a) Organized and put-together.
(b) Pale, cold,and weak.
(c) Messy and unkept.
(d) Strong, firm, and decisive.

2. What does Mathilde call Freud as a nickname?
(a) Sigi.
(b) Sig.
(c) Froo-Froo.
(d) Buddy.

3. What does Breuer think of Nietzsche's philosophies?
(a) Shallow and mean.
(b) Narrow and biased.
(c) Strange and arresting.
(d) Insightful, yet cruel.

4. What does Nietzsche do every time Breuer starts to discuss suicide?
(a) Changes the subject.
(b) Rubs his head.
(c) Begins to cry.
(d) Walks to the door.

5. 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 feels ravaged by his obsession with Bertha.
(d) He wants Bertha to be happy with Nietzsche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lou confide in Josef that she is specifically worried about with her friend Nietzsche?

2. Nietzsche tells Breuer that if he hadn't resigned as a professor, he is convinced what would have happened?

3. According to Nietzsche, what has frustrated him about other physicians?

4. What does Breuer receive as he enters his office the day after his first meeting with Nietzsche?

5. Lou gives Josef many letters from Nietzsche which reveal _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Freud's relationship with the Breuers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Lou treat Josef in his office?

9. What expectations does Breuer have concerning Nietzsche?

10. Why would Nietzsche write books that he allows his publisher to hide?

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