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

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

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

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

5. How does Freud characterize the artist’s joy in creating, relative to other pleasures?
(a) Finer.
(b) Coarser.
(c) More intense.
(d) Less realistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When can a feeling be a source of energy, according to Freud?

2. What does Freud say about his friend’s religious feeling?

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

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

5. What does Freud say a psychologist is in danger of forgetting?

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