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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Freud say the religious feeling comes from?

2. What does Freud say is the relation between society and the individual’s desire for freedom?

3. What does Freud say people wrongly think they want?

4. What does Freud say is the highest state of mind deemed capable for man?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does dirt play, in civilization, according to Freud?

2. How does the role of women change, as men began to feel torn between sensual and aim-inhibited love?

3. What does Freud say is the difference between love and aim-inhibited love?

4. How does Freud say instincts react when they are resisted through intoxication or through other forms of avoidance?

5. What does Freud say was the consequence of man’s realization that his lot could be improved by his own labors?

6. What does Freud say is the difference between creating art and enjoying art?

7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of beauty as a consolation for the difficulties of reality?

8. What does Freud use the city of Rome as a metaphor for?

9. How would you describe Freud’s style of argumentation?

10. What is Freud's response to his friend's feeling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Freud, the problem of guilt is the biggest problem facing the evolution of culture. How has this ‘problem’ been addressed, and how has it led to the further evolution of civilization? Using an example from contemporary culture, find the mechanisms Freud is talking about in.

Essay Topic 2

How would you rewrite Civilization and Its Discontents, if you were to adapt it and make it your own. What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

Essay Topic 3

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