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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term is also defined by one or more symptoms in "The Theory of Sexuality"?
(a) Hysteria.
(b) Neuroses.
(c) Psychoanalysis.
(d) Psychology.

2. What does Freud want to constantly be reminded of throughout his book?
(a) The mind and body forever change, so nothing is permanent.
(b) He tested and proved everything he declares.
(c) These are all hypotheses.
(d) Hysterical and neurotic symptoms can be cured.

3. In the chapter, "Dreams" what is the main concern dealing with dreams?
(a) That they tell our biggest fears.
(b) That dreams can never be effectively interpreted.
(c) That no one ever remembers them.
(d) That they are correlated with your conscience.

4. What happens in the pre-pubescent period of child development?
(a) A child develops a sexual drive.
(b) The child forgets his love for a relative.
(c) A child develops a sexual preference.
(d) A child questions sexuality consciously.

5. Who did the translations of Freud's work from German to English?
(a) It is unclear who translated the text.
(b) Freud.
(c) Peter Gay.
(d) W. W. Norton and Company Inc.

6. Which is not a section to the introductory material?
(a) An Autobiographical Study.
(b) Introduction.
(c) Preface.
(d) Dreams.

7. What symptoms does Freud's patient have after the experience in "Dreams"?
(a) Migraines and problems with amnesia.
(b) Red bumps.
(c) Irritable Bowl Syndrome.
(d) A stomach ache.

8. What does the "Deviations in respect of the sexual object" section address?
(a) Psychologically mixed gender that manifest mostly as bisexuality.
(b) True homosexuality.
(c) Viewing the body as a sexual object.
(d) Heterosexuality.

9. What is the norm for translated texts?
(a) For the publishing company to hire a translator to work with the author.
(b) For the translator to be referred to.
(c) For the author to translate it him or herself.
(d) For the translator to travel to the foreign country to learn colloquial terms.

10. According to Freud, what is transference?
(a) Transferring one feeling to a different emotional outlook.
(b) A requirement for the therapeutic process to be effective.
(c) Transferring oneself to assess his or her own self.
(d) Taking one's emotions out on another human being.

11. What does Freud comment on at the end of "The Final Paper"?
(a) He hopes its a beginning not an end to this topic.
(b) He needs better equipment to prove this study.
(c) He hopes it will end all discussion on this topic.
(d) He wants to do more studies on this topic.

12. What does Freud say about children that are twelve years old in "The Theory of Sexuality"?
(a) They begin to notice sexual desires.
(b) They understand gender differences.
(c) Most lose their desire to marry their parents.
(d) They grow out of their candy phase.

13. What is one of the terms introduced that is one or a bundle of behavioral symptoms that shows something is 'wrong'?
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) Hysteria.
(c) Neuroses.
(d) Psychology.

14. What is the term for when a child has adoration for his or her parent that is adopted in another member of the opposite sex?
(a) Bisexuality.
(b) Separation.
(c) Role reversal.
(d) Infantile sexuality.

15. What does Freud say is needed to understand human sexuality in "The Theory of Sexuality"?
(a) Knowledge of how sex works prevents pregnancies.
(b) Separate aberrations from healthy sexuality.
(c) One must have sex.
(d) Scientific research.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say is a type of mental pathology?

2. What is a specific difficulty of Freud's research?

3. What does Freud state is the purpose for his work?

4. What is another term used for periodic depression?

5. What does Freud mention happens when a person endeavors to practice psychoanalysis, but has little experience?

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