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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Family Romances.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What images result when a child's attempts to retain the image of his or her parents?
(a) A real version of their parents takes place.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A fantasy version of their parents takes place.
(d) The image is distorted.

2. Who kills his father and marries his mother?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Oedipus's mom.
(c) Sophecles.
(d) Oedipus.

3. How do children tend to think of the father, according to Freud?
(a) That he is the strongest of men.
(b) That he is handsome.
(c) That he is a warrior.
(d) That he is a liar.

4. How many forces does Freud argue are at play in the formation of early childhood memories?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. What image does a child try to retain?
(a) The good image of his parents.
(b) The bad image of his parents.
(c) The happy childhood he or she had.
(d) The happy memories of his or her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must childhood memories be triggered by, according to Freud?

2. What does Freud call the third stage of a child's developmental process?

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

4. What is the basis of Freud's essay, "Creative Writing and Daydreaming"?

5. What does the little girl represent in Henri's adolescent memory?

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