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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the first cause that increased men’s dissatisfaction with civilization?
2. Why does Freud say people are hostile toward civilization?
3. What does Freud say is incompatible with civilization?
4. What advantage does Freud say friendships have over genital love?
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the “palliative remedies” men seek out in order to assuage the difficulty of life?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Freud say was the consequence of man’s realization that his lot could be improved by his own labors?
2. How does Freud describe the effect of changes in the human olfactory sense on civilization?
3. How would you describe Freud’s style of argumentation?
4. What role does Freud say genital erotic life plays in the development of the civilized man?
5. What is Freud's response to his friend's feeling?
6. Where does Freud say suffering comes from?
7. According to Freud, what is the feeling with which his friend resists his arguments about religion?
8. What role does Freud say the regulation of human relations played in the development of civilization?
9. What is the importance of the argument about conservation in the mind?
10. Why does Freud say progress has not made modern man any happier?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is the audience for Civilization and Its Discontents? What is the ideal reader for Civilization and Its Discontents likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?
Essay Topic 2
According to Freud, guilt regulates the internal urges of each individual, although Freud says that by so doing, it engenders resentment that has to be repressed in turn, engendering further guilt. This cycle could result in an eternal spiral of repression and aggression and guilt—what keeps it from becoming psychologically damaging, or out of control?
Essay Topic 3
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