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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 mind begin to creatively build as a person grows older?
(a) Bulidings.
(b) Bridges.
(c) Castles in their mind.
(d) Castles in the sand.

2. What is the family romance fantasy an attempt of the subconscious to reconcile with?
(a) A missing element of one's life.
(b) A lack of love and companionship.
(c) The idolization and love of the parents that comes with the unwelcome, ugly truth.
(d) A desire for parental love.

3. What animal opens up Da Vinci's mouth in his memory from when he was a baby?
(a) A crane.
(b) A pelican.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A vulture.

4. Which family relationship does Freud focus on in "Family Romances"?
(a) Siblings and their parents.
(b) Children and parents.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Children and cousins.

5. What does Freud find most heroes in fiction really are?
(a) Fantastical people.
(b) Ego projections.
(c) Fake.
(d) Desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud argue the common man may be interested in in "Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood"?

2. What images result when a child's attempts to retain the image of his or her parents?

3. What happens as a result from the daydream in the daydreamer's real life?

4. According to Freud, what do people often fantasize about before an event takes place?

5. What does the first part of "Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood" discuss?

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