Civilization and Its Discontents Quizzes

Civilization and Its Discontents Quiz 1

By Adam Christian · Edited by W.C. Miller · Last reviewed July 20, 2008

1 The "oceanic" feeling, according to Freud, can be best characterized in psychoanalytic terms as:

the desire of the psyche to plunge into unconscious memories

the dissolution of the boundary between the ego and the outside world

the inability to contain one's emotional expressiveness

the fear of suffocation that people experience in the presence of water
2 Freud draws an analogy with which of the following branch(es) of science to describe the structure of the mind?

Darwinian theories of evolution

both of the above

neither of the above

archeology
3 In his critique of religion, Freud views God as

an enormously exalted father figure

a mystical, omniscient force in the universe

the amalgamation of various pagan mythological figures

an aloof but ultimately benevolent figure of authority
4 Men exhibit which of the following coping mechanisms to counter suffering?

intoxicating substances

substitutive satisfactions

planned distractions

all of the above
5 Isolation fails to work as a strategy for avoiding suffering because

lack of human contact leads to paranoid and neurotic behavior

society stigmatizes misanthropic tendencies

the reality of the outside world intrudes far too forcefully

men are fundamentally communal beings
6 Freud objects to the commandment "Love thy neighbor" mainly because he

sees no ethical obligation to love his neighbor more than anyone else

is adamantly anti-religion

considers man's fundamental instinct to be aggression, not love

all of the above
7 What does Freud consider to be the most intense source(s) of "unpleasure"?

the external world

our body

our relations to other men

all of the above
8 In discussing man's advances in technology, Freud compares man to

a sleepwalking monster

a wolf

a prosthetic God

Hercules
9 Which factor(s) determine(s) an individual's happiness?

both his own mental constitution and his level of adaptation to the external environment

his level of adaptation to the external environment

his submission to religious faith

his own mental constitution
10 The primary aim(s) of civilization, according to Freud, is/are to:

both of the above

protect man from the perils of nature

restrain the inclination to aggression

none of the above
11 The communal life of human beings has its roots in

the forces of sexual attraction

the need for security and safety

the compulsion to work created by external necessity

all of the above
12 The only thing Freud considers "bad" for the ego is

a deflated sense of self-worth

an ineffectual super-ego

an inflated sense of self-worth

threat of the loss of love
13 According to Freud, the most dangerous society is one in which

the most serious forms of neurosis go clinically untreated

there is a highly restrictive and repressive regulation of sexuality

the leader is exalted and individuals fail to acquire a sense of identity

men fail to mature beyond an infantile longing for their mother
14 Those who have carried saintliness to an extreme are paradoxically most likely to

be persecuted or castigated by their fellow man

experience a feeling of sin or guilt

engage in unconventional sexual behavior

transgress the laws of society
15 According to Schiller, what two things "move the world"?

the ego and the super-ego

hunger and love

sex and money

gravity and grace
16 Though endorsed by society, heterosexuality is constrained by

the dual imperatives of monogamy and marriage

the fixed gender roles society assigns to the man and the woman

its repression of the bisexual nature of human beings

the social requirements of courtship and parental consent
17 Freud observes that man's inclination to aggression, while destructive, has also served historically to

bind communities together against a foreign threat

solidify political movements

reinforce a sense of nationalism and religious identity

all of the above
18 Fear of sexual revolt has led to increasing regulation of sexuality, which according to Freud has

put an end to behavior deemed immoral or abnormal

largely succeeded in upholding traditional mores and values

restricted our love-object choices and mutilated our erotic lives

paradoxically caused more serious sexual transgressions in recent times
19 It is difficult to assess whether technology has improved our lives because

gauging the happiness of man at an earlier era is a subjective judgment

both of the above

it has imposed greater demands on us at the same time it alleviates them

neither of the above
20 The "pleasure principle" refers to

the erotic fantasies exhibited by Freud's patients

the orgasmic satisfaction derived from sexual acts

the human drive to find and sustain happiness

the hedonist lifestyle promoted by certain sexual deviants
21 Freud's inquiry into what phenomenon forces him to abandon the opposition between ego-instincts and object-instincts?

hysteria

obsessive neurosis

masochism

sadism
22 The overarching purpose of Eros, or the life instinct, is to

counterbalance the destructive force of the death drive

procure sexual satisfaction for the individual

achieve and sustain happiness

bind men libidinally to one another
23 From a psychoanalytic standpoint, communism is based on the faulty assumption that

wealth is an inherently corrupting influence

men want to pool their resources together and work for a common good

ordinary men can ever own the means of production in a society

the abolition of private property will eliminate greed from human nature
24 From a psychological standpoint, art serves as

the beautification of the natural environment

a mark of distinction between primitive and advanced societies

the expression of human energy in a creative, nonviolent manner

temporary relief from the suffering of the outside world
25 Women eventually enter into opposition with civilization because they must

compete with society for their husband's attention

compromise their own aspirations for their family

fulfill the dual role of homemaker and career woman

depend on their husbands for financial support

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