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LOTF A Freudian Reading

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Freud?

a)

A German born psychologist

b)

An Austrian born psychoanalyst

c)

An American born psychoanalyst

2.

What is a psychoanalyst?

a)

Someone who reads people's minds

b)

Someone who studies the body and how it works

c)

Someone who studies how the mind works

3.

When did Freud publish his work?

a)

19th Century

b)

18th Century

c)

21st Century

4.

This personality type tries to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world. It deals with the reality.

a)

Id

b)

Superego

c)

Ego

5.

The "Id" is defined as which part of your human personality?

a)

the part with the morals and judgments about right and wrong

b)

the part that must fulfil its basic needs

c)

that part that deals with reality

d)

the part that needs to look good

6.

In line at the salad bar, Amy was so hungry that she shoved a handful of croutons in her mouth as she waited for the line to move. This is an example of what?

a)

Freud

b)

Id

c)

Ego

d)

Superego

7.

Freud called the id...

a)

the 'pleasure principle'

b)

the 'polite principle'

c)

the 'death drive'

8.

Sarah knew that she could steal the supplies from work and no one would know about it. However, she knew that stealing was wrong, so she decided not to take anything even though she would probably never get caught.

What is this an example of?

a)

Dishonesty

b)

Id

c)

Ego

d)

Superego

9.

Piggy represents the...

a)

Ego

b)

Superego

c)

Id

d)

brain

10.

Golding appears to personify these three parts of the human psyche through his characters, Piggy, Ralph and Jack.


What might he be suggesting about humanity or human nature?

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