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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal opens up Da Vinci's mouth in his memory from when he was a baby?
(a) A pelican.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A crane.
(d) A vulture.

2. What was Da Vinci's first love? `
(a) Art.
(b) Reading.
(c) Religion.
(d) Science.

3. What is a child's perception of his or her parent's sexual role?
(a) They understand.
(b) They do not understand.
(c) They are ignorant to it.
(d) They are informed, but still do not understand.

4. What does the process of growth of children in the family involve, according to Freud?
(a) The desire for the child to learn.
(b) The desire for the child to imitate his or her parents.
(c) The desire for the child to give.
(d) The desire for the child to supersede his or her parents.

5. How does the son begin to see his mother after learning about his parent's sexual roles?
(a) As a goddess.
(b) Asexually.
(c) As a form of Satan.
(d) Sexually.

6. What is the family romance fantasy an attempt of the subconscious to reconcile with?
(a) A desire for parental love.
(b) The idolization and love of the parents that comes with the unwelcome, ugly truth.
(c) A missing element of one's life.
(d) A lack of love and companionship.

7. What do children ultimately desire when they desire to become adults?
(a) Full control.
(b) Power.
(c) Complete understanding.
(d) Full adult sexuality.

8. What does Freud focus on in the essay "Family Romances"?
(a) The development of basic romantic attachments.
(b) The love in family.
(c) The relationships of family.
(d) The development of family.

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

10. Who was Da Vinci only halfheartedly accepted by?
(a) His wife.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

11. How many parts is "Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood" divided into?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

12. What did Da Vinci avoid eating?
(a) Bread.
(b) Rice.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Animals.

13. How does the child view his parents, according to Freud?
(a) Like God.
(b) As the worst people.
(c) As the greatest people.
(d) Perfect.

14. 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 psychology of great persons.
(c) That Da Vinci is the greatest.
(d) The motivation of great persons.

15. What did Da Vinci desire that was a common desire in many dreamers?
(a) To die.
(b) To fly.
(c) To swim.
(d) To live forever.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do children tend to think of the father, according to Freud?

2. What happens in the second stage of a child's developmental process, according to Freud?

3. Who is Mut?

4. What happens to a child's perception of their parents as a child grows mentally?

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

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