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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say we are typically quite sure of?
(a) The feeling of our own self.
(b) The sensation of falling out of the world into dreams.
(c) The feeling of being lost in the world.
(d) The feeling of a personal god.

2. What is Freud’s first reaction to the notion that one should “love they neighbor as thyself”?
(a) He is comforted by it.
(b) He is appalled by it.
(c) He finds it unnatural.
(d) He is blind to it, it is so familiar.

3. What does Freud say is the highest state of mind deemed capable for man?
(a) Love a child.
(b) Love of a brother.
(c) Love of humanity.
(d) Love of a spouse.

4. How does Freud characterize women’s influence on civilization?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Strict.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Progressive.

5. What does Freud say is Eros’ goal?
(a) To blur distinctions between individuals.
(b) To make one out of many.
(c) To make individual lovers unique.
(d) To make one out of one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Freud says that he sent a friend a copy of his book—how does Freud’s book characterize religion?

2. When does Freud say we are most susceptible to suffering?

3. What does Freud say he will study in order to explore the question of how men find meaning in life?

4. Which development does Freud say is without prototype?

5. What does Freud say about the question of what meaning life has?

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