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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 Freud say people give up in exchange for their membership in society?
2. Who does Freud say takes the place of mother and father, as people grow up?
3. Which part of psychoanalysis does Freud say has developed most slowly?
4. What does Freud say is Eros’ goal?
5. What does the libido cathect in a narcissist, according to Freud?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Freud characterize the super-ego’s cultural function?
2. 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?
3. What goal does Freud say the instincts are leading man toward?
4. How does Freud characterize the traditional view of the extremes of pleasure and pain in love?
5. What does Freud mean when he says that hunger and love make the world go around?
6. How does Freud explain the origin of remorse?
7. What insights does Freud offer into the value of communism?
8. What difficulty does Freud say he would expect in any analysis that sought to analyze society’s neuroses?
9. How does Freud describe the function of narcissism in the ego?
10. How pervasive does Freud say the human sentiments about property are?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Freud’s work was ground-breaking at the time, and it is still not completely accepted or understood, but its consequences were nonetheless significant. Using examples from the text, describe the consequences of Freud’s ideas. How does he lead us to see the world, if we are going to apply his ideas to day-to-day life?
Essay Topic 2
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
Essay Topic 3
Freud says that society is a living organism that externalizes the life of the individual and follows the same psychological patterns. Using an example from current events, find the mechanisms Freud is talking about in a cultural phenomenon.
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