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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Freud argue the creative process begins for a person?
(a) At birth.
(b) When they are three years old.
(c) In the womb.
(d) In play.

2. What does Henri remember about what he was given in his early childhood dream?
(a) The bread was delicious.
(b) The milk was smoothe.
(c) The water was cold.
(d) The honey was sweet.

3. What happens as a result from the daydream in the daydreamer's real life?
(a) A fear of never having one's dream become reality.
(b) A pleasure of feeling fulfilled desires.
(c) A pleasure of living out possibilities.
(d) A fear of never reaching one's dreams.

4. What does the little girl represent in Henri's adolescent memory?
(a) His desire.
(b) His love.
(c) His incest.
(d) His cousin.

5. According to Freud, what do people often fantasize about before an event takes place?
(a) What they will look like.
(b) Who they will be.
(c) Who they will be with.
(d) What they will do.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age are most early memories formed?

2. How does Freud see a person's dreams at night?

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

4. What can fantasies do to the unhealthy dreamer?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first stage of growth like for a child, according to Freud?

2. How is the uncanny related to anxiety?

3. What happens in an unhealthy persons fantasies?

4. What does Freud compare the progress of civilization to?

5. What happened to many of Da Vinci's works, like the Mona Lisa?

6. Why has Freud's student remained fearful of sand?

7. What happens when a child learns that his parents are not asexual, according to Freud?

8. How do female responses differ in familial fantasies according to Freud?

9. What is suggested about the uncanny in relationship to the theme of the entire book of "The Uncanny"?

10. Discuss the prevalence of both the enigmatic smile and presence of babies in Da Vinci's work.

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