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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Breuer wonder about concerning Mathilde?

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

3. How does Breuer describe Nietzsche the first time he sees him which he did not expect?

4. What does Mathilde call Freud as a nickname?

5. What does Josef receive from Lou Salome while on vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Breuer's patient list characterize him?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What contributes to Nietzsche being a difficult patient?

8. How does Lou treat Josef in his office?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the title accurate in its promise of a turning point of "When Nietzsche Wept"?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate Breuer's medical proficiency. Is he a good doctor? Is he ethical? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What are Lou Salome's motives concerning Nietzsche?

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