Civilization and Its Discontents Quizzes

Civilization and Its Discontents Quiz 1

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

the inability to contain one's emotional expressiveness

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

the fear of suffocation that people experience in the presence of water

the desire of the psyche to plunge into unconscious memories
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

neither of the above

archeology

both of the above
3 In his critique of religion, Freud views God as

an aloof but ultimately benevolent figure of authority

an enormously exalted father figure

the amalgamation of various pagan mythological figures

a mystical, omniscient force in the universe
4 Men exhibit which of the following coping mechanisms to counter suffering?

substitutive satisfactions

planned distractions

intoxicating substances

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

men are fundamentally communal beings

lack of human contact leads to paranoid and neurotic behavior

the reality of the outside world intrudes far too forcefully

society stigmatizes misanthropic tendencies
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"?

our body

the external world

our relations to other men

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

Hercules

a sleepwalking monster

a wolf

a prosthetic God
9 Which factor(s) determine(s) an individual's happiness?

his own mental constitution

his level of adaptation to the external environment

his submission to religious faith

both his own mental constitution and his level of adaptation to the external environment
10 The primary aim(s) of civilization, according to Freud, is/are to:

protect man from the perils of nature

both of the above

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 compulsion to work created by external necessity

the need for security and safety

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

an inflated sense of self-worth

threat of the loss of love

a deflated sense of self-worth

an ineffectual super-ego
13 According to Freud, the most dangerous society is one in which

there is a highly restrictive and repressive regulation of sexuality

men fail to mature beyond an infantile longing for their mother

the most serious forms of neurosis go clinically untreated

the leader is exalted and individuals fail to acquire a sense of identity
14 Those who have carried saintliness to an extreme are paradoxically most likely to

be persecuted or castigated by their fellow man

transgress the laws of society

engage in unconventional sexual behavior

experience a feeling of sin or guilt
15 According to Schiller, what two things "move the world"?

hunger and love

gravity and grace

the ego and the super-ego

sex and money
16 Though endorsed by society, heterosexuality is constrained by

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

its repression of the bisexual nature of human beings

the dual imperatives of monogamy and marriage

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

reinforce a sense of nationalism and religious identity

bind communities together against a foreign threat

solidify political movements

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

restricted our love-object choices and mutilated our erotic lives

largely succeeded in upholding traditional mores and values

paradoxically caused more serious sexual transgressions in recent times

put an end to behavior deemed immoral or abnormal
19 It is difficult to assess whether technology has improved our lives because

both of the above

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

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

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

the human drive to find and sustain happiness

the hedonist lifestyle promoted by certain sexual deviants

the orgasmic satisfaction derived from sexual acts

the erotic fantasies exhibited by Freud's patients
21 Freud's inquiry into what phenomenon forces him to abandon the opposition between ego-instincts and object-instincts?

hysteria

masochism

obsessive neurosis

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

bind men libidinally to one another

procure sexual satisfaction for the individual

counterbalance the destructive force of the death drive

achieve and sustain happiness
23 From a psychoanalytic standpoint, communism is based on the faulty assumption that

the abolition of private property will eliminate greed from human nature

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

wealth is an inherently corrupting influence

men want to pool their resources together and work for a common good
24 From a psychological standpoint, art serves as

the expression of human energy in a creative, nonviolent manner

temporary relief from the suffering of the outside world

the beautification of the natural environment

a mark of distinction between primitive and advanced societies
25 Women eventually enter into opposition with civilization because they must

fulfill the dual role of homemaker and career woman

depend on their husbands for financial support

compromise their own aspirations for their family

compete with society for their husband's attention

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