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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 was Jung's mental state when he started working?

2. What does Jung say he realized held the greatest meaning for him as he grew older?

3. How did the other students at university perceive Jung?

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

5. What field did Jung settle upon in university?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Jung's mental state at the time when he took his first job?

2. What event gave Jung his fear of "men in black frocks"?

3. Where did Jung find spiritual life that seemed honest?

4. What did Jung discover as he grew older?

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

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

7. How did Jung choose his profession?

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

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

10. What happened at Jung's home to make him approach his career choice from a new angle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jung attributes some degree of eternality to his childhood experiences, and he theorizes the collective unconscious as a wellspring of human experience. What role is left for the individual to play? Is the daimon the figure who determines the individual's fate, or is it the individual who chooses his or her fate?

Essay Topic 2

What role did literature and philosophy play in Jung's accomplishments? Were literature and philosophy opposed to direct experience and observation, or did they work together?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Jung's decision to study medicine. What parts of his childhood led him to this decision? What parts of his childhood was he turning away from in this decision?

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