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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 is the most effective way to influence the body?
(a) Abstinence.
(b) Chastity.
(c) Flagellation.
(d) Intoxication.

2. What does Freud say he has a hard time believing about his friend’s experience?
(a) That nature should provide such a direct feeling of connection.
(b) That it has not been adequately described in religious literature.
(c) That more people do not share it.
(d) That it is not the fountain and origin of all religious feelings.

3. How does Freud characterize religion?
(a) Wise.
(b) Transcendent.
(c) Infantile.
(d) Ridiculous.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud’s friend say he wishes Freud appreciated more fully?

2. How does Freud say his friend experiences religion?

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

4. What does Freud say is the only branch of knowledge that can answer the question of the purpose of life?

5. What notion is it that “draws up the programme of life’s purpose” in Freud's account?

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