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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 other topic does Freud mention with totem?
(a) Incest taboo.
(b) Homosexuality.
(c) The horror of transference.
(d) Tabu.

2. How is Freud being viewed by the culture in the chapter "The Theory of Sexuality"?
(a) Weary of his ideas.
(b) Eager to please.
(c) Successful and popular.
(d) Smart and brilliant.

3. How does Freud view the woman's complaint about her therapist's advice?
(a) Their is a distortion between what the therapist said and how it was taken by the patient.
(b) The therapist was entirely correct.
(c) The therapist is careless with the patient's feelings.
(d) The patient was not allowing the treatment to take full effect.

4. What does Freud speculate about the people reading the section on totem pets, who have pets?
(a) They will be intrigued.
(b) They will want to adapt this way of thinking.
(c) They will be sad.
(d) They will be disappointed that the subject is not very exotic.

5. What two feelings does Freud mention helps the therapy process?
(a) Love and hope.
(b) Acceptance and love.
(c) Love and security.
(d) Hope and acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Freud mention happens when a person endeavors to practice psychoanalysis, but has little experience?

5. What does Freud say about repressed material in relation to the patient?

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