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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 did Jung's father's dislike for Jesuits probably stem from?

2. How did Jung encounter Freud?

3. What plan of treatment led Jung to his breakthrough?

4. What field did Jung settle upon in university?

5. What was Jung's family's religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jung mean when he says that the mind claims and keeps all experiences?

2. What was Jung's blasphemous dream?

3. How did Jung pursue the paranormal in his studies?

4. Where does Jung say his history originated?

5. How was Jung exposed to the concept of God as a child?

6. What crisis did Jung experience?

7. What importance does Jung's childhood have for him?

8. What did Jung gain from Freud's approach to treating mental illness?

9. How did Jung experience religion in his youth?

10. What limitations did Jung see in Freud?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you summarize Jung's life? What words are most appropriate for describing his accomplishment? Make a case for three or four words.

Essay Topic 2

Is there any evidence that this was not Jung's project, but his collaborator, Aniela Jaffe's? What hints does the text give you, that this might not have been Jung's project?

Essay Topic 3

Play holds an important place in Jung's work and philosophy. How did play acquire its importance? What questions was play the right answer to? What other attempts to answer those questions had been made that were not sufficient?

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