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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of man’s conceptions does Freud say men embodied in gods?
(a) Omnipotence.
(b) Cultural history.
(c) Language.
(d) Memory.

2. How does Freud ultimately characterize his friend’s religious feeling?
(a) As an intellectual judgment.
(b) As an irrational faith.
(c) As a mere wish-fulfillment.
(d) As a raw superstition.

3. What else does Freud say can disturb the distinction between id and ego?
(a) Transcendent experiences.
(b) Morbid processes.
(c) Drug-induced experiences.
(d) Pathological processes.

4. Who does Freud say we act like, when we substitute a wish-fulfillment for an unbearable aspect of the world?
(a) The pathological liar.
(b) The artist.
(c) The schizophrenic.
(d) The paranoiac.

5. Where does Freud say the religious feeling comes from?
(a) A child's need for a mother.
(b) A child’s need for a father.
(c) A child's need for God.
(d) A child's need for food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first cause that increased men’s dissatisfaction with civilization?

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

3. Who does Freud say are the parents of human cultures?

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

5. What does Freud say a psychologist is in danger of forgetting?

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