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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the likely result of selective interweaving of the elements of a dream during the condensation process?
(a) Regression.
(b) Karmic retribution.
(c) Ego flattening.
(d) Dreamless sleep.

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

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

4. What does Freud say impairs a patient's ability to impart ideas about his obsessions?
(a) Self-criticism.
(b) Sleep deprivation.
(c) Catatonia.
(d) Self-centeredness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The ego of Mr. M--- in Freud's dream is represented as a _____.

2. The incongruence between a dream's _____ and the feelings they engender is a problem in the study of dreams that Freud feels needs addressing.

3. What is sitting in Freud's lap during the dream where he is riding in the carriage?

4. Where does Mrs. E.L. put her hand in Freud's dream?

5. Dream displacement is designated as the _____ of psychical values.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the function of the ego in dreams?

2. What does Freud mean by the "common mean"?

3. What are the contradictory concepts in the woman's dream about the flower stalk?

4. How does Freud suggest that dreams are read?

5. What does Freud view as the popular view of the nature of dreams?

6. What sort of language is expressed in dreams?

7. Why does the little girl in the example Freud gives dream of strawberries and eggs?

8. What issues come to Freud's mind regarding manifest and latent content?

9. What is Freud's impression of the ideas about dreams that were espoused by the medical profession of his time?

10. What are the two meanings of the word "cost" in German and how does this affect Freud's interpretation of the dream of Mrs.E. L.?

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