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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. Why is Breuer agitated the Friday night after Nietzsche leaves him?

2. Breuer believes that both he and Nietzsche are suffering from _____________.

3. According to Nietzsche, why has he agreed to meet with Breuer?

4. The morning after Nietzsche reads a letter from Elisabeth, what do Josef and Mathilde argue about?

5. What does Breuer find as he searches the guest house while Nietzsche is ill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Breuer behave in getting Nietzsche to agree to treatment?

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

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

8. What prevents Breuer from getting Nietzsche to agree to treatment?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the effect, if any, of these 'real characters' being in a book of fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Nietzsche's view of "dying at the right time." Is this a valid argument or not? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How does Nietzsche's obsession with Lou Salome parallel Breuer's obsession with Bertha?

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