1. Whom does Freud say he would be wronging, to love his neighbor as himself?
(a) The stranger.
(b) Those who value his love.
(c) His family.
(d) Himself.

2. What is the first purpose civilization serves, in Freud's account?
(a) Protecting human beings from nature.
(b) Increasing the number of members of society.
(c) Improving the economy.
(d) Domesticating nature for human use.

3. What does Freud say society’s principal endeavor is?
(a) To control territory in common.
(b) To bind people in groups.
(c) To preserve individual freedoms.
(d) To provide for protection.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of civilization, in Freud's account?
(a) The exploitation of minerals.
(b) The development of communications technologies.
(c) The regulation of rivers.
(d) The regulation of sexual desire.

5. What was the social consequence of this realization?
(a) Men started to work together.
(b) Men started to subjugate women.
(c) Men started to make offerings to gods.
(d) Clans started to fight each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freud characterize the state of society in which couples are satisfied libidinally, and society is joined together through work and common interests?

2. What does Freud say is the limit of Eros?

3. What is the first cause that increased men’s dissatisfaction with civilization?

4. What else does Freud say can disturb the distinction between id and ego?

5. What physical structure does Freud compare the psyche to?

(see the answer key)

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