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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What supposition does Freud make about this structure’s relationship with the psyche?
(a) That its whole history still exists at once.
(b) That even its present structure is already a ruins.
(c) That its whole past has vanished except for the living moment.
(d) That a person could decide which layers of history to see.

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

3. What does Freud say men seek in their lives?
(a) Grace.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Transcendence.
(d) Power.

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

5. What does Freud say is the point of order and regulation?
(a) Reducing anxiety.
(b) Reducing the effect of nature.
(c) Perfecting God's work.
(d) Increasing cleanliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Freud say the religious feeling comes from?

2. What does Freud say is the danger of intoxication?

3. How does Freud characterize religion?

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

5. What does Freud say is the only branch of knowledge that can answer the question of the purpose of life?

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