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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mechanisms of Escape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What violent acts between countries added to feelings of powerlessness and anxiety during the nineteenth century?
(a) Poverty.
(b) War.
(c) Economic downturn.
(d) Unemployment.

2. What weaknesses do sadists and masochists compensate for?
(a) Isolation and fear.
(b) Power.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Lack of money.

3. What did the social order provide individuals during the Middle Ages?
(a) Feelings of security and belonging.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Money.

4. What does Fromm cite as an example of dynamic adaptation?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Neurosis.
(c) Psychosis.
(d) Psychopathy.

5. What does Fromm call the political freedoms associated with capitalism?
(a) Capitalistic freedoms.
(b) Negative freedoms.
(c) Positive freedoms.
(d) Monetary freedoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What factor became the greatest social influence during the Renaissance?

2. What is the original self?

3. How did man view himself and nature during the Renaissance?

4. What did Luther teach about man?

5. Which great thinker does Fromm NOT credit in his book?

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