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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first category of dreams is classified as _____.
(a) Electrically charged.
(b) Intelligible.
(c) Highly psychic.
(d) Devoid of intellect.

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

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

4. What is the name of the painting in the Cycle of Melusine that is a reference to Freud's dream of the bathers?
(a) Afternoon at the Baths.
(b) The Surprise in the Bath.
(c) The Art of the Swim.
(d) The Grecian Bathers.

5. Dream displacement is designated as the _____ of psychical values.
(a) Transcendence.
(b) Transcription.
(c) Transvaluation.
(d) Transgression.

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

7. Freud has a dream about an injection of _____.
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Steroids.
(d) Propyl.

8. Why did the father of the girl of six cut her trip short?
(a) Because it was late.
(b) Because she was hungry.
(c) Because she was sick.
(d) Because he was sick.

9. What is the salient feature of the manifest content of the dreams of children?
(a) Their connection with life of the day.
(b) Their meaningless quality.
(c) Their connection with spirituality.
(d) Their multi-faceted views on life.

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

11. Freud's mindset in the dream of Mrs. E. L. is that he would like _____.
(a) Fame and fortune.
(b) Something for nothing.
(c) A day off.
(d) To be a bachelor.

12. What hero does the boy of eight dream of?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Goliath.
(c) Superman.
(d) Achilles.

13. Whose family photographs does Freud use as an example of common factors in a composite?
(a) Galton.
(b) Reiger.
(c) Ruger.
(d) Garson.

14. What does the patient whose sister has come to Freud for help say over and over?
(a) "Hold my hand."
(b) "Never! Never!"
(c) "Let me be!"
(d) "Nature! Nature!"

15. The chief idea of the dream of Mrs. E. L. is the desire to enjoy a love that is _____.
(a) Controlling.
(b) Highly communicative.
(c) Vibrant.
(d) Disinterested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since the downfall of mythological hypothesis in dreams, Freud writes that interpretation of the dream has been _____.

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

3. Who owes Freud a large sum of money that he relates to the dream of Mrs. E.L.?

4. What is the attitude, according to Freud, of the medical community toward dreams?

5. Condensation and _____ do not wholly account for the difference between dream contents and dream thoughts.

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