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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say aspects of the process of dream analysis are analogous to that of?
(a) Letter writing.
(b) Carving.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Reason.

2. The _____ language of the poets is thought to be important in dreams by Freud.
(a) Hostile.
(b) Figurative.
(c) Venerated.
(d) Disconcerting.

3. What was the food that the nineteen-month-old girl got sick on?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Buttermilk.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Cheese.

4. Where does Freud say that medical writers attribute accidental occurrences that influence dreams come from?
(a) Physical abuse.
(b) Food intake.
(c) Drug use.
(d) Internal organs.

5. What is sitting in Freud's lap during the dream where he is riding in the carriage?
(a) A glass top hat.
(b) A ceramic cat.
(c) A green coat.
(d) A velvet rope.

6. Who helps the woman out of the water in Freud's dream about the bathers?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The swimming master.
(c) The owner of the bath.
(d) Freud's mother.

7. Freud tells the reader to conceive of a politician's address in _____ to understand the process that takes place in converting events into dreams.
(a) Two dimensions.
(b) Colors.
(c) Russian.
(d) Pantomime.

8. In the dream of Mrs. E. L., what is given to Freud by the main character which he desired from his wife in reality?
(a) Hugs.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Car keys.
(d) Undivided attention.

9. The thought that Freud has never had anything for nothing is _____ to Freud.
(a) A source of pride.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Derailing.
(d) Stinging.

10. The ego of Mr. M--- in Freud's dream is represented as a _____.
(a) Constant source of pain.
(b) General paralytic.
(c) Coercive element.
(d) Doer of evil.

11. The condition of the dream's _____ is a problem in the study of dreams that Freud feels needs addressing.
(a) Characters.
(b) References.
(c) Origin.
(d) Expiration.

12. What does Freud say did not accompany any aspect of the dream process in regards to his dream of Mrs. E.L.?
(a) Food.
(b) Inuendo.
(c) Contradiction.
(d) Emotion.

13. What is the likely result of selective interweaving of the elements of a dream during the condensation process?
(a) Regression.
(b) Dreamless sleep.
(c) Karmic retribution.
(d) Ego flattening.

14. Whose family photographs does Freud use as an example of common factors in a composite?
(a) Garson.
(b) Reiger.
(c) Galton.
(d) Ruger.

15. What is the role of the essential content which stands out clearly and broadly in the dream after analysis?
(a) Completely dominant.
(b) To instruct the dreamer.
(c) Very subordinate.
(d) To puzzle the dreamer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the salient feature of the manifest content of the dreams of children?

2. Who owes Freud a large sum of money that he relates to the dream of Mrs. E.L.?

3. What is the name of the painting in the Cycle of Melusine that is a reference to Freud's dream of the bathers?

4. What does Freud characterize as witty and exaggerated in association with dream work?

5. Schubert saw dreams as a detachment of the soul from the _____.

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