View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The School Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of formative event shaped Jung?
(a) A financial question that made him thrifty.
(b) A religious question that made him secretive.
(c) A familial question that made him proud.
(d) An ethical question that made him suspicious.

2. What terrifying experience was Jung marked by from his childhood?
(a) His father's poverty and bankrupcty.
(b) Rescuing his father from their burning house.
(c) Stealing pears from an orchard.
(d) Running away from a Jesuit.

3. How did writing this book change Jung's life?
(a) He purged memories that had been making him sick.
(b) He became more objective about it.
(c) He came to terms with his dislike for his father.
(d) He recalled things he had forgotten entirely.

4. What profession did Jung's uncles work in?
(a) They were ministers.
(b) They were engravers.
(c) They were bookkeepers.
(d) They were parsons.

5. How did Jung's beliefs about God affect his thinking?
(a) Jung felt deeply guilty and afraid of damnation.
(b) Jung tried to stop thinking certain things for fear of blasphemy.
(c) Jung fostered his disbelief in private, and prepared to run away from his family.
(d) It made Jung feel like a hypocrite, since he didn't believe what he was saying in church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dream of Jung's shows his feelings about religion?

2. Who did Jung consult with about his feelings about God and religion?

3. What kinds of conversations were standard fare in Jung's childhood household?

4. What did Jung develop as a result of his childhood experience?

5. How did Jung feel about religious practice as a child?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 319 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample