View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Uncanny.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Freud see a person's dreams at night?
(a) Fantastical realizations.
(b) Opportunities for the unconsicous mind and the id to fulfill their desires.
(c) A path to an opportunity of reality.
(d) A break from reality.

2. What is the name "uncanny" at odds with, according to Freud?
(a) Its Irish roots.
(b) Its French roots.
(c) Its Germanic roots.
(d) Its Italian roots.

3. What does our unconscious mind operate on, according to Freud?
(a) Many different associatons and analogies.
(b) Associations to images.
(c) Different connections.
(d) Many images.

4. What did Da Vinci never take interest in?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Women.
(c) Religion.
(d) Canvas.

5. Where do those who suffer from unhealthy dreaming go to?
(a) No where.
(b) Sleep.
(c) A mental facility.
(d) A state of psychosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first part of "Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood" discuss?

2. What was the boy's childhood fear of sand transferred to?

3. What did Da Vinci avoid eating?

4. How many forces does Freud argue are at play in the formation of early childhood memories?

5. What images result when a child's attempts to retain the image of his or her parents?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 244 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample