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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. With what realization does Freud say primitive man started to be civilized?
(a) That he was capable of controlling his environment.
(b) That the earth would not provide for him always.
(c) That his lot was in his own hands.
(d) That he was capable of making tools.

2. How does Freud characterize the modified kind of love?
(a) Unchangeable and tender.
(b) Alternatively tender and stormy.
(c) Relentless and possessive.
(d) Peaceful and pure.

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 nature should provide such a direct feeling of connection.
(d) That it is not the fountain and origin of all religious feelings.

4. What kinds of examples does Freud offer as examples of modern progress?
(a) Improvements in urban infrastructure.
(b) Military improvements.
(c) Medical improvements.
(d) Transportation improvements.

5. What does Freud say about his friend’s religious feeling?
(a) He knows it from his reading.
(b) He has known it in moments.
(c) He cannot find it in himself.
(d) He has seen it in others.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Freud say is the only acceptable goal of marriage?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Freud say is the difference between creating art and enjoying art?

3. What does Freud say is the difference between love and aim-inhibited love?

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

5. Where does Freud say suffering comes from?

6. According to Freud, what is the feeling with which his friend resists his arguments about religion?

7. How would you describe Freud’s style of argumentation?

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

9. How does Freud characterize the roles of Eros and Ananke in the development of civilization?

10. How does Freud characterize modern progress?

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