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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 argue the common man may be interested in in "Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood"?
(a) The desires of great persons.
(b) The motivation of great persons.
(c) The psychology of great persons.
(d) That Da Vinci is the greatest.

2. What is banal content and emotional resonance essential to?
(a) Movie memories.
(b) Screen images.
(c) Movie images.
(d) Screen memories.

3. What is the subject of Freud's last essay?
(a) The unfamiliar.
(b) The scary.
(c) The canny.
(d) The uncanny.

4. How was Da Vinci described?
(a) Imperfect and unhappy.
(b) Happy and imperfect.
(c) Unstable and melancholy.
(d) Stable and happy.

5. How did Da Vinci perceive romantic love?
(a) With hope.
(b) Too idealized.
(c) With disgust.
(d) With regret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud argue he can show the reader the uncanny is more related to?

2. What does stealing the flowers represent in Henri's adolescent memory?

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

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

5. How does the child view his parents, according to Freud?

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