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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Uncanny.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did ancient cultures see the male phallus as?
(a) The fount of all life.
(b) Good.
(c) Evil.
(d) Sacred.

2. What world view is the animistic universe associated to?
(a) A contradicting worldview.
(b) A hateful worldview.
(c) A narcissistic worldview.
(d) A loving worldview.

3. What does the son believe if he has a sister?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That his mother had an extramarital affair.
(c) That his dad hurt his mother to have his sister.
(d) That his sister is not really his sister.

4. What does the uncanny evoke in a person?
(a) A desire to give up.
(b) A desire to survive.
(c) The frightening of something unfamiliar.
(d) The frightening of something familiar.

5. Who did Henri fall in love with in his adolescent memory?
(a) His sister.
(b) No one.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can fantasies do to the unhealthy dreamer?

2. Who kills his father and marries his mother?

3. What is another image related to the uncanny that Freud includes in his last essay?

4. What happens as a result of the conflict between the two forces in the case of childhood memories?

5. How do many neurotic men think about female genitals?

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