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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 happens to things that are formed in the mind?
(a) They disappear if they are not recalled.
(b) They never vanish.
(c) They become specters.
(d) They naturally disappear in time.

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

3. What else does Freud say can disturb the distinction between id and ego?
(a) Transcendent experiences.
(b) Pathological processes.
(c) Morbid processes.
(d) Drug-induced experiences.

4. What does Freud say he will study in order to explore the question of how men find meaning in life?
(a) Men’s behavior.
(b) Ancient Greek texts.
(c) Brain science.
(d) Pathology reports.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the “palliative remedies” men seek out in order to assuage the difficulty of life?
(a) Substitutive gratifications.
(b) Powerful diversions of interest.
(c) Meditation and mysticism.
(d) Intoxicating substances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What paternal quality does Freud attribute to God?

2. What does Freud say is the best way to escape from discomfort?

3. What kinds of examples does Freud offer as examples of modern progress?

4. What word does Freud use to characterize his friend’s religious feeling?

5. What does Freud say is the first act of civilization?

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