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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Freud say takes the place of mother and father, as people grow up?
(a) The leaders of society.
(b) Once's instincts.
(c) One's offspring.
(d) Society as a whole.

2. What does Freud say distinguishes happiness from troubles?
(a) We view it objectively.
(b) We are always surprised by it.
(c) We take it for granted.
(d) We view it subjectively.

3. What does Freud say he has a hard time believing about his friend’s experience?
(a) That it has not been adequately described in religious literature.
(b) That more people do not share it.
(c) That it is not the fountain and origin of all religious feelings.
(d) That nature should provide such a direct feeling of connection.

4. How does Freud describe wickedness?
(a) As that which should not be done.
(b) As that which has been punished in the past.
(c) As that which is forbidden.
(d) As that which others have been punished for.

5. What does Freud say is the link between religion and childhood?
(a) The religious feeling is abandoned when the child reaches adolescence.
(b) The religious feeling is a remnant of the child’s all-encompassing ego.
(c) The religious feeling is a morbid effect in still-immature adults.
(d) The religious feeling depends on certain crises in adolescence, or else it vanishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objection does Freud make against the Communist promise of economic equality?

2. What does Freud say he will study in order to explore the question of how men find meaning in life?

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

4. What source of energy does Freud say man uses up by investing in civilization?

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

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