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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud suggest about the memories we recall as adults about our childhood really are?
(a) They are not memories at all.
(b) They are substitutions.
(c) They are projections.
(d) They are distortions.

2. What is the name "uncanny" at odds with, according to Freud?
(a) Its Germanic roots.
(b) Its Irish roots.
(c) Its Italian roots.
(d) Its French roots.

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

4. What happens as a result of the conflict between the two forces in the case of childhood memories?
(a) A substitution of the memory occurs.
(b) A replacement of the memory occurs.
(c) A distorted version of the memory takes shape.
(d) Nothing.

5. What text of literature does Freud mention in association to female and male familial fantasies?
(a) "Moby Dick."
(b) "Oedipus Rex."
(c) "The Bible."
(d) "Romeo and Juliet."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the son begin to see his mother after learning about his parent's sexual roles?

2. What is the suppression in a dreamer usually a result of, according to Freud?

3. What does Freud call the process of one generation superseding another?

4. What does Freud discern is very unlikely Da Vinci ever did?

5. What does Freud reason the fear of going blind really is?

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