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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say about the adult ego?
(a) That it could not have been in the same state always.
(b) That it was probably intact, even in the child.
(c) That its development is inexplicable without religion.
(d) That its development is still not accounted for.

2. What does Freud say people wrongly think they want?
(a) Healthy adjustment to their environment.
(b) Inner peace and spiritual development.
(c) Power and success.
(d) Control over the people around them.

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

4. What does Freud say people undervalue?
(a) The value of power and success.
(b) The truly valuable things in life.
(c) The need for a spiritual life.
(d) The desire to revenge childhood wrongs.

5. What does Freud say is incompatible with civilization?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sex.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say are the two forces driving all human activities?

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

3. What does Freud say we are typically quite sure of?

4. When does fate lose its power over men, according to Freud?

5. How does Freud characterize religion?

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