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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the libido cathect in a narcissist, according to Freud?
(a) The beloved.
(b) The father.
(c) Society.
(d) The ego.

2. What does Freud say is the business of women?
(a) The work of religion.
(b) The interests of the family.
(c) The business of community.
(d) The extension of the family

3. What does Freud say was the first result of human culture?
(a) Larger numbers of humans.
(b) Smaller communities.
(c) Less interdependence between groups.
(d) More and more violent wars.

4. How does Freud describe society relationship with sexuality?
(a) It controls it by levying sexual energy.
(b) It drives sexual energy out so it has no outlet.
(c) It starves the psyche so that sexual life is not fed.
(d) It destroys any objects the sexual life could claim outside marriage.

5. Where does Freud say the ability to distinguish between good and evil comes from?
(a) The promise of physical pleasure.
(b) The fear of losing love.
(c) The threat of physical punishment.
(d) The danger of exposure to the elements.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Freud say takes the place of mother and father, as people grow up?

3. What does Freud say is Eros’ goal?

4. What assurance does Freud say men get from religion?

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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