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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say he will study in order to explore the question of how men find meaning in life?
(a) Brain science.
(b) Men’s behavior.
(c) Ancient Greek texts.
(d) Pathology reports.

2. What does Freud say is the most effective way to influence the body?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Flagellation.
(c) Abstinence.
(d) Intoxication.

3. What notion is it that “draws up the programme of life’s purpose” in Freud's account?
(a) The reality principle.
(b) The pleasure principle.
(c) The generative impulse.
(d) The death drive.

4. What does Freud say people wrongly think they want?
(a) Power and success.
(b) Control over the people around them.
(c) Healthy adjustment to their environment.
(d) Inner peace and spiritual development.

5. What does Freud say about the question of what meaning life has?
(a) That few men have the education to understand the answer.
(b) That it has never been satisfactorily answered.
(c) That the answer is so simple it will never be believed.
(d) That most answers are really a form of dodging the question.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Freud say characterizes religion’s explanations?

2. When does fate lose its power over men, according to Freud?

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

4. What paternal quality does Freud attribute to God?

5. Which of the following is NOT a place Freud says suffering comes from?

(see the answer key)

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