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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. In the dream of Mrs. E. L., what is given to Freud by the main character which he desired from his wife in reality?
(a) Car keys.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Undivided attention.
(d) Hugs.

2. What sort of master was the person who painted The Flood?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Greek.

3. 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?
(a) "Fascinations of the Mind".
(b) "Frontal Lobe and Dreams".
(c) "Cranial Progressions".
(d) "Dream Phantasies".

4. Mrs. E.L. was the daughter of a man to whom Freud _____.
(a) Written query letters.
(b) Sent money.
(c) Owed money.
(d) Sent applications.

5. Which mental ailment does Freud give as an example to illustrate his techniques for dream analysis?
(a) Melancholia.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Morbid dread.
(d) Hysteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. The third group of dreams is categorized as _____.

2. What is the name of the new investigative tool that Freud uses to interpret dreams?

3. The _____ language of the poets is thought to be important in dreams by Freud.

4. The relation of the dreamer's _____ when he is awake is a problem in the study of dreams that Freud feels needs addressing.

5. What was the food that the twenty-two-month-old boy was supposed to give to his uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Freud is reminded of Auer's Light by the glass hat, what conclusion does he come to?

2. Why does the five-year-old boy in one of Freud's examples dream of ascending the Dachstein?

3. How does Freud discover the meaning of the propyl injection in one of his dreams?

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

5. Why does the eight-year-old boy in one of Freud's examples dream of mythical events?

6. Why does the little boy in one of Freud's examples dream of cherries?

7. What does Freud quote Schubert as saying about dreams and what is meant by this?

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

9. Why does the sick girl in one of Freud's examples dream of being too big for the bed she is sleeping in?

10. What is latent content of dreams?

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