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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. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, what does Breuer ask Nietzsche about his treatment?
(a) Why did he come for treatment if he is not willing to listen to the physician's advice?
(b) Why can't he follow simple directions to get better?
(c) How does he expect to get better if he won't take the medicine a doctor tries to give him?
(d) Does he really want to get better?

2. After Lou storms out, what does Breuer try to get Nietzsche to open up about during the session?
(a) Lou Salome.
(b) His financial problems.
(c) The loss of his job.
(d) His academic struggles.

3. When Nietzsche arrives to hear the answers for his three questions, what does Breuer tell him about blindness?
(a) Research shows migraines contribute to blindness.
(b) Migraines do not lead to blindness.
(c) It is genetic.
(d) Surgery prevents blindness.

4. What does Nietzsche want to do for Breuer during their sessions?
(a) To elevate Breuer's thoughts and perspective.
(b) To stop his gambling.
(c) To grant him forgiveness.
(d) To clear his mind from cheating.

5. What does Max suggest Breuer do with Nietzsche?
(a) Put Freud in charge of Nietzsche's case.
(b) Learn something from Nietzsche.
(c) Allow Nietzsche to lead his own therapy.
(d) Take Nietzsche to the park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Max accuse Breuer of doing to Nietzsche?

2. How does Breuer feel about Mathilde's meddling in his professional life a few months ago?

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

4. What does Nietzsche accuse Breuer of being after Nietzsche refuses the treatment plan Breuer designed for him?

5. Who is buried in the cemetery Nietzsche and Breuer walk around?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the letter to Peter Gast reveal?

2. According to Nietzsche, what does "dying at the right time" mean?

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

4. How does Breuer feel about his success in treating Nietzsche?

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

6. Why might Nietzsche's migraines have subsided now that he is in the hospital?

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

8. What is the importance of the setting for Josef and Mathilde's argument?

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

10. How does Breuer begin treating Nietzsche once Nietzsche won't go to treatment?

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