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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud argue the appearance of an emperor or empress means in one's dream?

2. What is sexual sublimation?

3. What does Freud feel Da Vinci's bizarre childhood memory really is?

4. How was Da Vinci described?

5. What happens to prevent the reconciliation of the subconscious?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif and idea that childhood experiences play a detrimental role in one's adult life.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the story of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles is congruent to the ideas of "The Uncanny."

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and explain Freud's analysis of Da Vinci's childhood dream and what Freud argues his dream symbolizes as an adult.

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