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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. Where does Nietzsche plan to go after refusing treatment in the consultation?
(a) Basel.
(b) His office.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) His boyhood home.

2. After he is better, where does Nietzsche want to go?
(a) Basel.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) Rome.
(d) His parents' house.

3. Who is buried in the cemetery Nietzsche and Breuer walk around?
(a) Both of the men's grandmothers.
(b) Nietzsche's parents.
(c) Breuer's first wife.
(d) Breuer's mother, father, and brother.

4. On the Monday morning following his illness, when does Nietzsche plan to see Breuer again?
(a) In a month.
(b) Never.
(c) Later that night.
(d) When he is ill again.

5. What does Breuer ask of Max the Friday after Nietzsche leaves him?
(a) For counseling with his marital problems.
(b) For advice about Nietzsche.
(c) For money.
(d) For help getting into school.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the pastry shop, how does Freud react to Breuer's feelings concerning Bertha?

2. What doe Breuer tell Nietzsche that someone called him when he was a boy?

3. As Nietzsche and Breuer walk through the cemetery, they start to think the Bertha-obsession is rooted in___________.

4. How does Max characterize Breuer's behavior in class?

5. After the second session, what does Lou give Breuer?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Breuer completes Nietzsche's second session, Lou Salome visits Breuer's office. Why does she storm out after Breuer talks to her?

2. Why would Breuer begin the consultations with the same approach that he has previously used?

3. What is Breuer's motive in sharing his dream with Nietzsche?

4. How does Nietzsche act out of character during his illness?

5. How does Nietzsche react about Breuer's answers to his three questions?

6. What kind of relationship does Breuer have with Max as opposed to Mathilde?

7. What does the Breuer family's traditional Friday evening supper say about their family dynamics?

8. Why has Breuer decided on a new plan to propose to Nietzsche?

9. What meaning is attached to Breuer's wonderment if he and Nietzsche are truly friends?

10. How does Breuer feel as Nietzsche leaves his office?

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