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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Freud, what do people often fantasize about before an event takes place?
(a) Who they will be.
(b) Who they will be with.
(c) What they will look like.
(d) What they will do.

2. Who does the person in Henri's dream run to?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) No one.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

3. What must childhood memories be triggered by, according to Freud?
(a) Emotional instability.
(b) Emotional resistance.
(c) Emotional resonance.
(d) Emotional stability.

4. Who did Henri stay at the countryside with?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His sister.
(d) His grandparents.

5. What is the title of the first essay of "The Uncanny"?
(a) "Creative Writing and Daydreaming."
(b) "Childhood Influences."
(c) "Screen Memories."
(d) "Creative Thinkers."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Freud, what is the childhood psyche substantially different from?

2. What age does the creative process especially begin to unfold in a person, according to Freud?

3. What is the first force Freud mentions is at play in childhood memories?

4. What are Henri and the person in his dream given?

5. At what age do dreams begin to take a narrative pattern?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is V. and C. Henri?

2. What do the images in Henri's case reflect?

3. Discuss the roles of substitution and repression in regard to emotionally traumatic events.

4. What role do repressed sexual desires have on the uncanny?

5. What must a person's desires be disguised as?

6. Describe what an unconscious mind operates on.

7. How are children's memories different from adult memories?

8. When do early child memories form, according to Freud?

9. What happens to a child's perception of his or her parents as they grow up?

10. What happens in Henri's adolescent memory?

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