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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 want to constantly be reminded of throughout his book?
(a) He tested and proved everything he declares.
(b) Hysterical and neurotic symptoms can be cured.
(c) These are all hypotheses.
(d) The mind and body forever change, so nothing is permanent.

2. What does Freud say about anyone who intends to give therapy?
(a) That they should take therapeutic advice.
(b) That they should have similar experiences.
(c) That they shouldn't have a mental disruption.
(d) That they should take medication.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Freud being viewed by the culture in the chapter "The Theory of Sexuality"?

3. What is another term used for periodic depression?

4. What are two symptoms of periodic depression mentioned in "Theory of Sexuality"?

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

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