Question 1
As a whole, modern society rejects all the following medieval beliefs EXCEPT
a. law should be applied differently according to a person's social class.
b. public issues should be settled by appeals to religious beliefs.
c. technology can be used to exploit the earth.
d. the universe is divided into a lower and an upper sphere each with their own laws.
e. natural disasters are God's punishment for people's sins.
Question 2
Why did Freud consider his theories a great blow to human pride?
a. Human cravings for grandiosity were raised to higher levels.
b. Humanity was exalted as the center of the universe.
c. It emphasized the theory of creationism that had been under attack in the Western World.
d. The id rather than the ego controlled individuals.
e. Sex was a minor and controllable drive in the conduct and actions of humanity.