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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the libido cathect in a narcissist, according to Freud?
(a) The ego.
(b) Society.
(c) The beloved.
(d) The father.

2. What does Freud say accompanies destructive behavior?
(a) Moral indifference.
(b) Profound pleasure.
(c) Self-loathing.
(d) An out-of-body sensation.

3. What question does Freud say no one asks?
(a) What would happen if men could tell what the purpose of life is.
(b) Whether God's existence could be scientifically proven.
(c) What language life’s meaning would need to be expressed in.
(d) What the purpose of the lives of the animals is.

4. When does Freud say we are most susceptible to suffering?
(a) When we make art.
(b) When we love.
(c) When we retreat.
(d) When we enjoy art.

5. How do lovers, in Freud's account, detach themselves from the danger of encountering pain through love?
(a) By turning their love into art.
(b) By keeping their love temporary.
(c) By loving mankind in general.
(d) By fighting to the death to protect the beloved.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does fate lose its power over men, according to Freud?

2. What paternal quality does Freud attribute to God?

3. Who does Freud say we act like, when we substitute a wish-fulfillment for an unbearable aspect of the world?

4. How does Freud characterize women’s influence on civilization?

5. What does Freud say is the first requirement of civilization?

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