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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 Freud say is the relation between ‘love thy neighbor as thyself’ and ‘love thine enemies’?
(a) He says that they are complementary.
(b) He says that it is harder to love your neighbor than your enemy.
(c) He says they are the same.
(d) He says they are opposed.

2. What does Freud say is the result of any cessation of the external violence?
(a) Neurosis.
(b) Peace and happiness.
(c) A rite of passage into adulthood.
(d) Self-destructive behavior.

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

4. What does Freud say is Eros’ goal?
(a) To make one out of one.
(b) To make individual lovers unique.
(c) To blur distinctions between individuals.
(d) To make one out of many.

5. What animal does Freud say man is to his fellow man?
(a) Horse.
(b) Cat.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Freud say this teaching omits?

2. What is Freud surprised that people have overlooked in their ideas about human nature?

3. What does Freud say intensifies the strength of the conscience?

4. What does Freud say needs to be taken into account when considering the love one should have for neighbors and enemies?

5. What explanation does Freud offer for believing in loving his enemies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What resistance does Freud offer to the notion that he should love his neighbor as himself?

2. How does Freud explain the origin of remorse?

3. What is the role of misfortune in the formation of the super-ego, according to Freud?

4. What does Freud mean when he says that the problem of guilt as “the most important problem in the evolution of civilization”?

5. How does Freud characterize the emergence of the death instinct?

6. How does Freud characterize the mindset of people who do not appreciate the reality he is describing, of hostility as a fundamental force of human nature?

7. What insights does Freud offer into the value of communism?

8. How does Freud say society uses men’s aggression productively?

9. What does Freud mean when he says that hunger and love make the world go around?

10. How does Freud describe the super-ego?

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