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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Freud say aggression is turned innocuous?
(a) It is organized.
(b) It is internalized.
(c) It is externalized.
(d) It is dissipated.

2. 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 naturally disappear in time.
(d) They become specters.

3. How does Freud characterize women’s influence on civilization?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Strict.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Conservative.

4. What does Freud say civilization could not survive without?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Laws.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Art.

5. What is the first cause that increased men’s dissatisfaction with civilization?
(a) The filthiness of most gardens.
(b) The relative happiness of Indians.
(c) The failure to manifest heaven on earth.
(d) The excesses of modern scientific methods.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what realization does Freud say primitive man started to be civilized?

2. What does Freud say he has a hard time believing about his friend’s experience?

3. What does Freud say about the adult ego?

4. What does Freud say his love seems to be, to him?

5. What is the first purpose civilization serves, in Freud's account?

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