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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Freud say this notion is in conflict with?
(a) Organized religion.
(b) Man's conscience.
(c) All of reality.
(d) The history of religion.

3. When can a feeling be a source of energy, according to Freud?
(a) When it comes from an external source.
(b) When it is motivated by religious intuition.
(c) When it originates in pure intuition.
(d) When it originates in a powerful need.

4. Which of the following is NOT a place Freud says suffering comes from?
(a) From the spirit.
(b) From the body.
(c) From our relations.
(d) From the outer world.

5. What physical structure does Freud compare the psyche to?
(a) The ancient city of Rome.
(b) The crypts in Paris.
(c) The Parthenon.
(d) The Egyptian pyramids.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What paternal quality does Freud attribute to God?

4. When does Freud say we are most susceptible to suffering?

5. What does Freud say happens to things that are formed in the mind?

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