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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Totem & Taboo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say happens if a totem's skin is worn?
(a) They never take the skin off.
(b) If used in rituals, they are treated in a special way.
(c) They are burned.
(d) They wear it for 7 days.

2. According to Freud, what is transference?
(a) Taking one's emotions out on another human being.
(b) Transferring oneself to assess his or her own self.
(c) A requirement for the therapeutic process to be effective.
(d) Transferring one feeling to a different emotional outlook.

3. What author does Freud mention publishing a four volume work on totem that he used in his own studies?
(a) JA Fraze.
(b) JC Frazier.
(c) Brad Frazier.
(d) JG Frazer.

4. According to Freud, when are totem animals' names often used?
(a) When they are born.
(b) When they die.
(c) In sacrifices.
(d) In ceremonies and in clans.

5. What type of totem does Freud say is highly dangerous to humans?
(a) Those who serve a protective role.
(b) Mammals.
(c) Those with great instincts.
(d) African elephants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say about the totem if it is a pet?

2. At the end of the chapter, "The Theory of Sexuality," what does Freud want to accomplish?

3. What does Freud find as the cause of most neuroses?

4. What term is also defined by one or more symptoms in "The Theory of Sexuality"?

5. What does Freud refer to as an 'incurable ailment'?

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