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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say needs to be taken into account when considering the love one should have for neighbors and enemies?
(a) Humankind’s innate trustfulness.
(b) Humanity's original sin.
(c) Mankind's need for divine grace.
(d) Man's innate aggression.

2. What does the libido cathect in a narcissist, according to Freud?
(a) The ego.
(b) The father.
(c) The beloved.
(d) Society.

3. What feeling does Freud say is associated with the negation of aggression?
(a) Lust.
(b) Envy.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Shame.

4. What does Freud say is hidden from the super-ego?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Action.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Crimes.

5. Freud says that people typically do not want to see human beings as innately cruel and destructive—What idea about human do they hold to instead?
(a) That human beings are essentially tormented creatures.
(b) That man is made in God’s benign image.
(c) That inequality and violence are the result of exploitation.
(d) That human flaws are the result of bad decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say men seek in their lives?

2. What does Freud say happens when men do not exercise their aggression?

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

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

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

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