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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say distinguishes happiness from troubles?
(a) We are always surprised by it.
(b) We take it for granted.
(c) We view it subjectively.
(d) We view it objectively.

2. How does Freud characterize writing?
(a) As an externalization of the voice of the absent.
(b) As a record of God's thoughts.
(c) As an exteriorization of the inner voice.
(d) As a manifestation of the unconscious.

3. What does Freud say people undervalue?
(a) The truly valuable things in life.
(b) The value of power and success.
(c) The desire to revenge childhood wrongs.
(d) The need for a spiritual life.

4. Which of the following is NOT a place Freud says suffering comes from?
(a) From the outer world.
(b) From the spirit.
(c) From our relations.
(d) From the body.

5. What feature of culture characterizes it better than any other, according to Freud?
(a) The capacity for empathy and feeling.
(b) The emphasis on intellectual activities.
(c) The ability to exploit natural resources.
(d) The ability to efficiently control the masses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say this notion is in conflict with?

2. Which development does Freud say is without prototype?

3. What notion is it that “draws up the programme of life’s purpose” in Freud's account?

4. What is the first purpose civilization serves, in Freud's account?

5. What does Freud say we will never overcome?

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