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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. Freud also talks about the _________ who have calculated the preponderance of painful or distressing dreams.

2. Dreams and reality are two opposing __________.

3. There is a lack of _______ that occurs when we are dreaming.

4. What tends to appear in dreams?

5. Freud must "_________" that dream content has actual meaning.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some sources of memories that can arise in dreams?

2. What are the physical sources of dreams according to Freud?

3. What are the three forms of stimuli involved in dreams?

4. What does Freud say should happen after a great discovery?

5. Where did Freud say that he discovered the wish fulfillment dream?

6. Whose dream theory does Freud not challenge?

7. What does Freud say is difficult about using dream examples?

8. What does Freud share as something vital in understanding dreams?

9. What other things (besides the answer to #1) does Freud say he will discuss in the course of the book?

10. Freud says that dream interpretation can be problematic because it should not be based on what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Freud makes a point to say that one's morality will persist in dreams, but at the same time, dreams can include events that occur outside of one's morality. What do you think this contradiction means? What do you feel happens when dreams include immoral ideas and actions? Are these dreams a reflection of the dreamer? Why or why not? If so, what are these dreams saying about the dreamer?

Essay Topic 2

Freud discusses the ideas of condensation, displacement and representation. Define each of these terms as Freud uses them and give examples of each. Which of these ideas do you agree with most in terms of dream interpretation? Why? With which of these terms do you not agree? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Dreams, as Freud believes, are considered to be foreign to our everyday lives and experiences. However, is this the case? In everyday life, we might have one experience and then dream about that same experience. Does this support the idea of dreams being foreign? What do you think Freud means by that? Can you give one example in which dreams become foreign in relation to real life?

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