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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 never vanish.
(b) They disappear if they are not recalled.
(c) They become specters.
(d) They naturally disappear in time.

2. What does Freud say is the only branch of knowledge that can answer the question of the purpose of life?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Physiology.
(c) Religion.
(d) Mathematics.

3. How does Freud say the ego appears to the id?
(a) As a façade.
(b) As an obstacle.
(c) As a story.
(d) As an ingredient.

4. How does Freud ultimately characterize his friend’s religious feeling?
(a) As an intellectual judgment.
(b) As an irrational faith.
(c) As a mere wish-fulfillment.
(d) As a raw superstition.

5. 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) Brain science.
(c) Pathology reports.
(d) Ancient Greek texts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say about the adult ego?

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

3. What does Freud say people wrongly think they want?

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

5. What does the infant fail to understand about the milk it receives from the breast?

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