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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Totem & Taboo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the chapter, "The Theory of Sexuality," what does Freud want to accomplish?
(a) For the reader to tell someone else about his book.
(b) For people to be aware of mental illness.
(c) The reader to have a better understanding of Freudian psychology.
(d) The reader to know these are all hypotheses.

2. What does Freud say about the totem if it is a pet?
(a) It will be sacrificed by its owners.
(b) It is wild.
(c) It is tame.
(d) It is treated as a totem animal, not a wild adversary.

3. What does Freud say is a type of mental pathology?
(a) Transference.
(b) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Anxiety neuroses.

4. Who does Freud criticize in the beginning of "Therapy and Technique"?
(a) Charcot.
(b) Himself.
(c) Others errors made in this practice.
(d) Carl Jung.

5. How is Freud being viewed by the culture in the chapter "The Theory of Sexuality"?
(a) Weary of his ideas.
(b) Successful and popular.
(c) Smart and brilliant.
(d) Eager to please.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characteristics of totem animals does Freud give?

2. What is periodic depression?

3. What author does Freud mention publishing a four volume work on totem that he used in his own studies?

4. What type of totem does Freud say is highly dangerous to humans?

5. What does Freud refer to as an 'incurable ailment'?

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