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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does fate lose its power over men, according to Freud?
(a) When man takes physical pleasure from his environment.
(b) When man takes pleasure from self-renunciation.
(c) When man takes pleasure from religious feelings.
(d) When man takes pleasure from mental work.

2. What is society based on, according to Freud?
(a) Individual liberty.
(b) Religious prohibitions.
(c) Development of laws.
(d) Common sacrifice.

3. What does Freud say are the two forces driving all human activities?
(a) Profit and pleasure.
(b) Purification and perfection of the body.
(c) Pleasure and avoidance of pain.
(d) Power and control over nature.

4. What does Freud say is the first act of civilization?
(a) The use of art.
(b) The use of prayer.
(c) The use of tools.
(d) The use of language.

5. What supposition does Freud make about this structure’s relationship with the psyche?
(a) That even its present structure is already a ruins.
(b) That its whole history still exists at once.
(c) That a person could decide which layers of history to see.
(d) That its whole past has vanished except for the living moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose is the sole relationship that Freud says is not affected by property?

2. What does Freud say about the adult ego?

3. What is the totemic stage of society based on, according to Freud’s Totem and Taboo?

4. What animal does Freud say man is to his fellow man?

5. Which development does Freud say is without prototype?

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