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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (pp. 18 - 25).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Freud say that medical writers attribute accidental occurrences that influence dreams come from?
(a) Internal organs.
(b) Physical abuse.
(c) Drug use.
(d) Food intake.

2. The third group of dreams is categorized as _____.
(a) Coherent.
(b) Meaningless.
(c) Psychic.
(d) Medical.

3. What does Freud say did not accompany any aspect of the dream process in regards to his dream of Mrs. E.L.?
(a) Food.
(b) Inuendo.
(c) Contradiction.
(d) Emotion.

4. One medical writer characterizes dreams as a physical process that is always useless and frequently _____.
(a) Elevating.
(b) Contrary.
(c) Decisive.
(d) Morbid.

5. Since the downfall of mythological hypothesis in dreams, Freud writes that interpretation of the dream has been _____.
(a) Horrifying.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Somewhat delusional.
(d) Wanting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of associations does Freud say disturb our thoughts?

2. Schubert saw dreams as a detachment of the soul from the _____.

3. Which mental ailment does Freud give as an example to illustrate his techniques for dream analysis?

4. Which medical writer does Freud quote when he speaks of the medical views of his time on the nature of dreams?

5. Which piece of writing by Scherner and Volkelt does Freud give credit to in terms of his opinion on the ideas that philosophers of his time have on dreams?

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