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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a person who has science and art have, according to the poet Freud quotes?
(a) Religiousness.
(b) Religion.
(c) Irreligion.
(d) Purity.

2. What does Freud say wise men have ever warned against?
(a) Erotic love.
(b) Procreation.
(c) Marraige.
(d) Contraception.

3. What feature of culture characterizes it better than any other, according to Freud?
(a) The ability to exploit natural resources.
(b) The emphasis on intellectual activities.
(c) The capacity for empathy and feeling.
(d) The ability to efficiently control the masses.

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

5. How does Freud characterize females in ‘ape-pre-history’?
(a) Concubines.
(b) Helpmeets.
(c) Sexual objects.
(d) Life partners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say we are typically quite sure of?

2. What else does Freud say can disturb the distinction between id and ego?

3. What does Freud say is the first requirement of civilization?

4. How does Freud say his friend experiences religion?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of denying the world, in Freud's account?

2. What is Freud's response to his friend's feeling?

3. When does Freud say this view came into fashion?

4. What are the three palliative remedies to the unbearable difficulty of life?

5. Where does Freud says that the man’s need for religion comes from?

6. What does Freud say is the end-result of a civilization?

7. How does Freud describe the evolution of the adult ego?

8. What does Freud say the ordinary man understands by his religion?

9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of beauty as a consolation for the difficulties of reality?

10. How does Freud say the love instinct has changed throughout the development of civilization?

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