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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 instructional for the future.
(c) As worthless.
(d) As friendly or hostile.

3. What was he seeking from his wife in the incident before the dream of Mrs. E. L., in Freud's conclusion in Chapter 4?
(a) Money.
(b) Access to her dowry.
(c) Undivided attention.
(d) A kiss.

4. The dream's independence of _____ is a problem in the study of dreams that Freud feels needs addressing.
(a) Characterizations.
(b) Willpower.
(c) Consequences.
(d) Disturbances.

5. What is the state of the psychical intensity of the dream in the relation to its sensory vividness?
(a) It is transposed.
(b) It is dominant.
(c) It is opposing itself.
(d) It is accurate.

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

7. Freud states that rigid-minded people say that dreams are but _____.
(a) Sea-foam.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Drudgery.
(d) Dogma.

8. Which medical writer does Freud quote when he speaks of the medical views of his time on the nature of dreams?
(a) Geotz.
(b) Baden.
(c) Kiergaard.
(d) Binz.

9. What is served in Freud's dream of Mrs. E.L.?
(a) Squash blossoms.
(b) Spinach.
(c) Artichokes.
(d) Pancakes and confit.

10. What is another word Freud uses for "condensation" in dreams?
(a) Depression.
(b) Glow.
(c) Compression.
(d) Flow.

11. The condition of the dream's _____ is a problem in the study of dreams that Freud feels needs addressing.
(a) Expiration.
(b) Origin.
(c) References.
(d) Characters.

12. Where does the boy in the Dachstein trip refuse to go?
(a) To the bear caves.
(b) To the peak.
(c) To the farm.
(d) To the waterfall.

13. Who attacks the writings of Mr. M--- in Freud's dream?
(a) Kierkegaard.
(b) Keats.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Shelley.

14. The more _____ the dream is, the greater is the part to be attributed the impetus of displacement in its formation.
(a) Obscure and intricate.
(b) Varied and intense.
(c) Languid and controlled.
(d) Vivid and colorful.

15. Schubert saw dreams as a detachment of the soul from the _____.
(a) Emotional centers.
(b) Intellect.
(c) State if disease.
(d) Fetters of matter.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _____ are longer in the third category of dreams.

2. From whose Cycle of Melusine does the painting that is a reference to Freud's dream of the bathers come?

3. What type of reminiscences are typical of dreams?

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

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

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