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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud call the girl that has the dream about the bed?

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

3. The more _____ the dream is, the greater is the part to be attributed the impetus of displacement in its formation.

4. Whose family photographs does Freud use as an example of common factors in a composite?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is manifest content of dreams?

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

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

4. What is does Freud think the role of love is in the dream of Mrs. E.L.?

5. How does Freud suggest that dreams are read?

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

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

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

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

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.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Freud means by a dream facade. What makes up the dream facade? How is it used in dream analysis?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what Freud means by dream condensation. What example does he use to illustrate this concept? How does it do this?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the meaning of mixed figures or composites in dreams. What elements can make up their features? What is the significance of common features in dream analysis?

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