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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Totem & Taboo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freud say is a type of mental pathology?
(a) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Anxiety neuroses.
(d) Transference.

2. What type of totem does Freud say is highly dangerous to humans?
(a) Those with great instincts.
(b) African elephants.
(c) Those who serve a protective role.
(d) Mammals.

3. At the end of the chapter, "The Theory of Sexuality," what does Freud want to accomplish?
(a) For the reader to tell someone else about his book.
(b) For people to be aware of mental illness.
(c) The reader to know these are all hypotheses.
(d) The reader to have a better understanding of Freudian psychology.

4. What year was this author's work, "Totemism and Exogamy" published?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1910.

5. What does Freud say about anyone who intends to give therapy?
(a) That they shouldn't have a mental disruption.
(b) That they should have similar experiences.
(c) That they should take medication.
(d) That they should take therapeutic advice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characteristics of totem animals does Freud give?

2. What does Freud speculate about the people reading the section on totem pets, who have pets?

3. How does Freud view the woman's complaint about her therapist's advice?

4. What does Freud find as the cause of most neuroses?

5. What does Freud say about the totem if it is a pet?

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