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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the image a child had of his or her parents turn into during his or her adult life?
(a) The basis of their dreams.
(b) The basis of their nightmares.
(c) The basis of their desires.
(d) The basis of their unhappiness.

2. Who did Da Vinci have a strong identification with, like most homosexuals according to Freud?
(a) His best girl friend.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

3. What do children ultimately desire when they desire to become adults?
(a) Power.
(b) Full adult sexuality.
(c) Complete understanding.
(d) Full control.

4. What can fantasies do to the unhealthy dreamer?
(a) It can prevent cognitive thought.
(b) Make them angry.
(c) Make them depressed.
(d) Make them obsessed or neurotic.

5. How do children tend to think of their mother, according to Freud?
(a) That she is the most beautiful and nicest.
(b) That she is the sweetest.
(c) That she is the most fair.
(d) That she is evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the family romance fantasy an attempt of the subconscious to reconcile with?

2. What are men searching for when the admire women with long feet?

3. What happens to prevent the reconciliation of the subconscious?

4. What does Freud find most heroes in fiction really are?

5. How does the son perceive his father after learning about his parent's sexual roles?

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