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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. What hero does the boy of eight dream of?

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

3. What does Mrs. E.L. comment on in Freud's dream?

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

5. Which inventor does Freud compare his discoveries to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tendency does Freud say have been observed in the estimation of dreams by philosophers?

2. When Freud is reminded of Auer's Light by the glass hat, what conclusion does he come to?

3. What is the role of self-criticism in relation to morbid dread?

4. How does Freud suggest that dreams are read?

5. What is the nature of Freud's relationship with Mrs. E.L.?

6. What happens if the idea of dream displacement is abolished during analysis?

7. How does Freud discover the meaning of the propyl injection in one of his dreams?

8. Why does the sick girl in one of Freud's examples dream of being too big for the bed she is sleeping in?

9. What is manifest content of dreams?

10. What sort of language is expressed in dreams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Freud defines the roles of seemingly opposite occurrences in dreams. What do these seemingly opposing events often signify? What is the significance of "agreement" of ideas on dreams?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Freud views dream calculations. What is the nature of these calculations? What examples does he use to explain this concept?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Freud defines the complexity of dream meaning in terms of the translation of real world events into the primarily visual medium of dreaming. What problems does this pose? How is symbolism involved?

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