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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 the editor, from what does the current American society suffer?
(a) Anxiety related to recognizing and treating neuroses and hysteria.
(b) Lack of perception into what they feel.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Obesity.

2. How many characteristics of totem animals does Freud give?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

3. What does Freud say happens to the animal in totem when it is killed as a need for food?
(a) It is offered apologies.
(b) It is taboo.
(c) It dies.
(d) It is sacrificed only for the survival of humans.

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

5. What year was this author's work, "Totemism and Exogamy" published?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Freud's term "wild" mean?

(see the answer key)

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