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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say distinguishes the internal from the external, in the infant?
(a) The infant gets to use these categories creatively.
(b) The infant see unpleasant experiences as internal.
(c) The infant treats whatever is unpleasant as external.
(d) The infant sees all pleasure as coming in from the outside.

2. What does Freud say he will study in order to explore the question of how men find meaning in life?
(a) Pathology reports.
(b) Men’s behavior.
(c) Ancient Greek texts.
(d) Brain science.

3. What does Freud say breaks the boundary between id and ego?
(a) Being sick.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Being in love.
(d) Religious experiences.

4. Where does Freud say the religious feeling comes from?
(a) A child's need for food.
(b) A child's need for a mother.
(c) A child’s need for a father.
(d) A child's need for God.

5. What question does Freud say no one asks?
(a) What would happen if men could tell what the purpose of life is.
(b) What the purpose of the lives of the animals is.
(c) What language life’s meaning would need to be expressed in.
(d) Whether God's existence could be scientifically proven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How else does Freud’s friend characterize religion?

3. What physical structure does Freud compare the psyche to?

4. What does Freud say we are typically quite sure of?

5. What else does Freud say can disturb the distinction between id and ego?

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