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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say about the majority of people's knowledge?
(a) It is dependent on one's surroundings.
(b) It is innate.
(c) It is unconscious much of the time.
(d) It is learned.

2. How does Freud describe most homosexual mother's?
(a) Strong and energetic.
(b) Obsessive and caring.
(c) Doting and strong.
(d) Energetic and loving.

3. What does Freud claim about the Oedipal complex in relation to human development?
(a) It is a myth.
(b) It creates aggression.
(c) It is of the subconscious.
(d) It is truly vanquished.

4. How long is a typical therapeutic session?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) An hour and a half.
(c) An hour.
(d) Two hours.

5. Which famous painter does Freud NOT mention in "Therapy and Technique"?
(a) Leonardo DaVinci.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Sherwin Williams.

6. What animal does Freud mention the Jews make an idol out of?
(a) A golden fish.
(b) A golden calf.
(c) A weak lamb.
(d) A hairy buffalo.

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

8. What does Freud say DaVinci bases his students acceptance on?
(a) Beauty and charm.
(b) Talent.
(c) Charm and talent.
(d) Beauty and talent.

9. What is suggested at the end of "Psycho-Analysis in Culture, Leonardo DaVinci" about society's views of mental health care?
(a) They think it is wise.
(b) They think it is too expensive.
(c) They like it.
(d) They mock it.

10. What does Freud determine about the relationship of homosexual men to their mothers?
(a) They love their mothers so much, they are irreplaceable.
(b) They hate their mother's relationship with their father.
(c) They are more comfortable with their mother.
(d) They view their mother as a goddess.

11. What does Freud connect to incestuous feelings?
(a) How an individual learned to love, particularly with their family.
(b) They are suppressed emotions.
(c) It is hereditary.
(d) Everyone has them.

12. What sheer coincidence is mentioned in "Psychoanalysis in Culture" about Freud that relates to competitive jealousy?
(a) He liked his oldest daughter the best.
(b) He was jealous too.
(c) He thought this was irrelevant to the subject.
(d) His third and youngest daughter become of especial interest to him.

13. How does Freud term thoughts and behaviors interconnected with the psyche?
(a) Homosexuality.
(b) Inversions.
(c) Complex.
(d) Transference.

14. What two types of libido's are mentioned in "Transitions and Revisions"?
(a) Ego and object.
(b) Trust and distrust.
(c) Sexual and platonic.
(d) Love and lust.

15. What does the editor explain the libido in terms of?
(a) One's sexual organs.
(b) The ego and in relation to objects.
(c) The mind and heart.
(d) Eroticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud overtly admit about women?

2. According to Freud, what type of man is most likely to withhold information during therapy?

3. What does Freud say is needed to reach superior pleasure in therapy?

4. What happens to symptoms as their causes are laid bare?

5. What does Freud say about homosexual men in relation to women?

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