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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (pp. 8-17).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Freud sitting with Mrs. E.L. in his dream?
(a) On an over-sized armchair.
(b) At a table d'hote.
(c) On a sofa.
(d) Under an awning.

2. The dream of Freud's own about Mrs. E.L. appears confusing and meaningless to Freud's _____.
(a) Decision-making process.
(b) Morality.
(c) Memory.
(d) Taste.

3. How does Freud say that dreams were regarded by pre-scientific people upon wakening in terms of manifestation of higher powers?
(a) As informative.
(b) As worthless.
(c) As friendly or hostile.
(d) As instructional for the future.

4. The incongruence between a dream's _____ and the feelings they engender is a problem in the study of dreams that Freud feels needs addressing.
(a) Images.
(b) Coloration.
(c) Demands.
(d) Wordlessness.

5. What sort of associations does Freud say disturb our thoughts?
(a) Religious.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Unbidden.
(d) Futuristic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the antique shawl that Freud gave one of his friends a charm against?

2. What does the doctor assure a patient he is working with that is not a possible state of mind to be in?

3. What does Freud say impairs a patient's ability to impart ideas about his obsessions?

4. What does Freud say that the popular view of the interpretation of dreams is grounded in?

5. One medical writer characterizes dreams as a physical process that is always useless and frequently _____.

(see the answer key)

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