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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is love’s chief function, according to Freud?
(a) To hold society together.
(b) To perpetuate the species.
(c) To renew men’s desire to live.
(d) To resolve differences.

2. Which development does Freud say is without prototype?
(a) The construction of houses.
(b) The development of weapons.
(c) The discovery of fire.
(d) The ability to communicate.

3. How does Freud say aggression is turned innocuous?
(a) It is externalized.
(b) It is internalized.
(c) It is dissipated.
(d) It is organized.

4. What does Freud say is the link between religion and childhood?
(a) The religious feeling depends on certain crises in adolescence, or else it vanishes.
(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 is abandoned when the child reaches adolescence.

5. When does Freud say we are most susceptible to suffering?
(a) When we make art.
(b) When we love.
(c) When we retreat.
(d) When we enjoy art.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Freud say this notion is in conflict with?

3. What comparison does Freud make between the Devil and Jews?

4. What do we expect labor to be devoted to, in a civilized country, according to Freud?

5. What kinds of examples does Freud offer as examples of modern progress?

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