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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 events did Jung attend regularly for two years after the life-changing event?

2. Where was Jung's first post located?

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

4. What resulted from Jung's new, more playful direction?

5. What were the options for mentally ill people in Jung's day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Jung's private life like while he was working with Freud?

2. What was Jung's relationship with Freud?

3. Describe Jung's university years.

4. How did Jung harness his dreams and visions?

5. How did Jung choose his profession?

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

7. Why did Jung decide to back Freud's ideas?

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

9. What were Jung's visions?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jung know what he knows? Particularly in the discussion of the afterlife, he draws distinctions between what can be known and what cannot. What is the source of Jung's knowledge? What authorizes him to know what he knows?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How did Jung's work affect his personal life, and how did his personal life affect his work? Is Jung's career separate from his life? Is his life his work? Where does work end, and personal life begin?

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