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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. The morning after Nietzsche reads a letter from Elisabeth, what do Josef and Mathilde argue about?
(a) When Josef gets home from work.
(b) How much money Josef spends on himself.
(c) Why Josef won't move offices.
(d) How much time Josef spends with his patients.

2. During their first session, how does Nietzsche behave as he talks to Breuer?
(a) He sits intently.
(b) He dozes.
(c) He takes copious notes.
(d) He rolls his eyes.

3. How does Breuer try to get Nietzsche to agree to his desired course of treatment?
(a) Breuer quotes Lou in his arguments.
(b) Breuer applies argument after argument.
(c) Breuer insults Nietzsche's former doctors.
(d) Breuer uses Nietzsche's books to support his ideas.

4. How does Breuer find Nietzsche at the guest house?
(a) Sleeping and drooling.
(b) In a near comatose state.
(c) In a drunken stupor.
(d) Agitated and thrashing.

5. Who is Herr Schlegel?
(a) Another doctor.
(b) A movie director.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A military veteran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nietzsche's first corrective behavior technique every time Breuer thinks of Bertha?

2. What does Breuer normally do later on Friday evenings?

3. When Nietzsche arrives to hear the answers for his three questions, what does Breuer tell him about blindness?

4. When Nietzsche arrives to hear the answers for his three questions, what does Breuer reveal as the best course of treatment?

5. According to Breuer's second session with Nietzsche, how does Breuer feel as an adult about his life's earlier goals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Breuer's attitude about Max's advice?

2. What happens during the first session between Nietzsche and Breuer?

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

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

5. How is Breuer the evening after Nietzsche leaves his office without treatment?

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

7. How does Nietzsche feel about Breuer as they continue to discuss treatment options?

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

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

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

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