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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Da Vinci have a strong identification with, like most homosexuals according to Freud?
(a) His mother.
(b) His best girl friend.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

2. What does Freud argue the uncanny is in Section III?
(a) An image of hope.
(b) An image of fear.
(c) An unfamiliar thing that is unrepressed.
(d) A familiar thing that has been repressed.

3. What form does an uncanny generally take, according to Freud?
(a) An abstract object's form.
(b) A stuffed animal form.
(c) It doesn't take a form.
(d) A doll or robot form.

4. What happens to a child's perception of their parents as a child grows mentally?
(a) They grow appreciative.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They begin to detest and resent their parents.
(d) They learn the ugly truth about their parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Da Vinci perceive romantic love?

2. What does the image a child had of his or her parents turn into during his or her adult life?

3. What does a tail symbolize in many cultures, like Italian?

4. What is the word fly related to in many languages?

5. What does the child fantasize about in the third stage of the developmental process, according to Freud?

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