When Nietzsche Wept Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Irvin D. Yalom
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When Nietzsche Wept Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Irvin D. Yalom
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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. What does Josef receive from Lou Salome while on vacation?
(a) A poem.
(b) A note.
(c) A phone call.
(d) A book.

2. Nietzsche tells Breuer he spends most of his time ___________.
(a) Writing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Crying.

3. At what point is Freud in his medical studies in Chapter 3?
(a) He is still in training.
(b) He is a second year medical school.
(c) He is an undergraduate.
(d) He has completed his medical studies.

4. What do Freud and Breuer discuss after Breuer spends some time reading Nietzsche's books?
(a) Nietzsche's previous physicians.
(b) Nietzsche's health.
(c) Nietzsche's education.
(d) Nietzsche's love life.

5. What is Josef's relationship with Bertha?
(a) Bertha is Josef's friend's wife.
(b) Bertha is a patient Josef has slept with.
(c) Bertha is Josef's first wife.
(d) Bertha is Josef's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Breuer and Nietzsche talk during their first meeting?

2. What does Mathilde call Freud as a nickname?

3. According to Lou, who has been the major cause of Nietzsche's recent bout with despair?

4. Who comprises the "unholy Trinity"?

5. When Nietzsche first arrives at Breuer's office, what do the two men discuss first?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lou treat Josef in his office?

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

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

4. Describe Freud's relationship with Josef.

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

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

7. How does Nietzsche's resignation at Basel indirectly characterize him?

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

9. Are Elisabeth's actions helping or hurting Nietzsche and why?

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

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