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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor assure a patient he is working with that is not a possible state of mind to be in?
(a) A concentrated one.
(b) A blank one.
(c) A hysterical one.
(d) A misplaced on.

2. What was he seeking from his wife in the incident before the dream of Mrs. E. L., in Freud's conclusion in Chapter 4?
(a) Access to her dowry.
(b) Money.
(c) Undivided attention.
(d) A kiss.

3. Which medical writer does Freud quote when he speaks of the medical views of his time on the nature of dreams?
(a) Binz.
(b) Kiergaard.
(c) Geotz.
(d) Baden.

4. Who helps the woman out of the water in Freud's dream about the bathers?
(a) The owner of the bath.
(b) The swimming master.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Freud's mother.

5. The ego of Mr. M--- in Freud's dream is represented as a _____.
(a) Constant source of pain.
(b) Doer of evil.
(c) General paralytic.
(d) Coercive element.

6. Mrs. E.L. was the daughter of a man to whom Freud _____.
(a) Written query letters.
(b) Owed money.
(c) Sent applications.
(d) Sent money.

7. What elements of the brain does Freud feel the medical writers narrowly attribute the nature of dreams to?
(a) Cortical.
(b) Occipital.
(c) Conical.
(d) Frontal.

8. What does Freud say aspects of the process of dream analysis are analogous to that of?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Letter writing.
(c) Carving.
(d) Reason.

9. The dream of Freud's own about Mrs. E.L. appears confusing and meaningless to Freud's _____.
(a) Taste.
(b) Decision-making process.
(c) Morality.
(d) Memory.

10. Freud asks the question, can sense be made of each single dream as of other_____?
(a) Mental syntheses.
(b) Types of dreaming.
(c) Functions of the body.
(d) Methods of survival.

11. What illness does the girl that has the dream about the bed have?
(a) Whooping cough.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Poliomyelitis.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

12. Where does the girl go to stay who has the dream about the bed?
(a) To her grandfather's house.
(b) To her aunt's house.
(c) To a Swiss hotel.
(d) To a hospital.

13. What is the likely result of selective interweaving of the elements of a dream during the condensation process?
(a) Ego flattening.
(b) Regression.
(c) Karmic retribution.
(d) Dreamless sleep.

14. Where is Freud sitting with Mrs. E.L. in his dream?
(a) On an over-sized armchair.
(b) On a sofa.
(c) At a table d'hote.
(d) Under an awning.

15. The dream's independence of _____ is a problem in the study of dreams that Freud feels needs addressing.
(a) Willpower.
(b) Disturbances.
(c) Consequences.
(d) Characterizations.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Freud's estimation, the dream about Mrs. E.L. is used as an example because it has the advantage of _____.

2. What does Freud say that the popular view of the interpretation of dreams is grounded in?

3. Which mental ailment does Freud give as an example to illustrate his techniques for dream analysis?

4. What is sitting in Freud's lap during the dream where he is riding in the carriage?

5. Freud tells the reader to conceive of a politician's address in _____ to understand the process that takes place in converting events into dreams.

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