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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 crane.
(b) A pelican.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A vulture.

2. How did Da Vinci differ from other artist's?
(a) He was better than they were.
(b) He seemed uninterested in promoting his work.
(c) He was never inspired.
(d) He made his work look genuine.

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

4. What happens in the second stage of a child's developmental process, according to Freud?
(a) The child begins to question his or her parents.
(b) The child loves no one.
(c) The child may fantasize that he or she was adopted.
(d) The child may begin to hate his or her parents.

5. What does Freud associate Da Vinci's view of his father to?
(a) His view of life.
(b) His view of God.
(c) His view of religion.
(d) His view of love.

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

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

8. What stage takes on a sexual nature after the sexual differences of father and mother are recognized?
(a) The aesxual stage.
(b) The hidden desire stage.
(c) The informative stage.
(d) The null stage.

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

10. How does the son perceive his father after learning about his parent's sexual roles?
(a) He raises his mother to a higher level.
(b) He lowers his mother to a lower level.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He raises his father to a higher level.

11. What culture believes a vulture is a symbol of one's mother?
(a) Egyptian.
(b) American.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

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

13. What does Freud intend to do by looking at Da Vinci?
(a) Disecern important facts about the Reniassance.
(b) Discern important facts about Italy.
(c) Discern important facts about art.
(d) Discern important facts about human psychology.

14. What does the image a child had of his or her parents turn into during his or her adult life?
(a) The basis of their nightmares.
(b) The basis of their unhappiness.
(c) The basis of their desires.
(d) The basis of their dreams.

15. What body part appears repeatedly in Da Vinci's art?
(a) Fingers.
(b) Ears.
(c) Lips.
(d) Teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is sexual sublimation?

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

3. What image does a child try to retain?

4. What are men searching for when the admire women with long feet?

5. What did Da Vinci avoid eating?

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