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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say a psychologist is in danger of forgetting?
(a) The techniques for avoiding confrontation.
(b) The variety of mankind.
(c) The history of racism.
(d) The power of sexism.

2. How does Freud say his friend experiences religion?
(a) As a feeling of being swindled.
(b) As a feeling of being cared for.
(c) As a feeling of floating.
(d) As a feeling of eternity.

3. Which of the following is NOT a place Freud says suffering comes from?
(a) From our relations.
(b) From the outer world.
(c) From the body.
(d) From the spirit.

4. What physical structure does Freud compare the psyche to?
(a) The Parthenon.
(b) The Egyptian pyramids.
(c) The crypts in Paris.
(d) The ancient city of Rome.

5. What does Freud say about the adult ego?
(a) That its development is inexplicable without religion.
(b) That its development is still not accounted for.
(c) That it could not have been in the same state always.
(d) That it was probably intact, even in the child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say he will study in order to explore the question of how men find meaning in life?

2. What does Freud say is incompatible with civilization?

3. When can a feeling be a source of energy, according to Freud?

4. What is the first purpose civilization serves, in Freud's account?

5. What does Freud say men seek in their lives?

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