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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 does the concept of narcissism make it possible to see, in Freud's account?
2. What does Freud say libido intersects with, at a certain point?
3. What problem does Freud identify, with holding the Devil responsible for human violence?
4. With what does Freud say guilt ultimately coincides?
5. Where does Freud say man’s sense of guilt originates?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Freud say the feeling of guilt originates?
2. What does Freud mean when he says that hunger and love make the world go around?
3. How pervasive does Freud say the human sentiments about property are?
4. 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?
5. What does Freud mean when he says that the problem of guilt as “the most important problem in the evolution of civilization”?
6. How does Freud characterize the opposition of egoism and altruism?
7. How does Freud characterize the super-ego’s cultural function?
8. How does Freud describe the function of narcissism in the ego?
9. What insights does Freud offer into the value of communism?
10. How does Freud say society uses men’s aggression productively?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Freud's account, guilt and the super-ego require sacrifices in order to be allayed. Where in contemporary culture do you find people making sacrifices, and what feelings are they assuaging by making them?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Describe Freud’s treatment of women, and their place in his theories. How would Civilization and its Discontents be different if it were written based on a woman’s perspective?
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