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

2. Why was the Psycho-Analytic Society formed?
(a) To improve Freud's popularity.
(b) To practice legal research.
(c) To maintain quality.
(d) To maintain quantity.

3. What does Freud say about the totem if it is a pet?
(a) It is wild.
(b) It is treated as a totem animal, not a wild adversary.
(c) It will be sacrificed by its owners.
(d) It is tame.

4. What does Freud mention happens when a person endeavors to practice psychoanalysis, but has little experience?
(a) Misinterpreting someone's grievances.
(b) Errors made.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Misdiagnosis.

5. What is another term used for periodic depression?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Melancholy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say happens to the animal in totem when it is killed as a need for food?

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

3. What does Freud say is a type of mental pathology?

4. What type of totem does Freud say is highly dangerous to humans?

5. What does Freud speculate about the people reading the section on totem pets, who have pets?

(see the answer key)

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