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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Freedom in the Age of Reformation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did man view himself and nature during the Renaissance?
(a) They were indifferent to one another.
(b) They were together.
(c) They relied on each other.
(d) They were separate.

2. What did man lose as a result of his new-found freedom during the Renaissance?
(a) Loss of social class.
(b) Loss of security.
(c) Loss of family.
(d) Loss of money.

3. According to Freud, how is man best described?
(a) Pyschotic.
(b) Impressionable.
(c) Anti-social.
(d) Indecisive.

4. According to Fromm's animal kingdom analogy, why is man so helpless at birth?
(a) Man needs others to guide him.
(b) Man is disconnected from his fellow man.
(c) Man is disconnected from nature.
(d) Man relies on learning in order to adapt to nature.

5. According to the Catholic Church, what corrupts man?
(a) Money.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Society.
(d) Sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is man's "biological weakness"?

2. What war do many consider to be ultimate victory for freedom, according to Fromm?

3. What advantage do animals have over man when entering the world?

4. Why is man unable to to realize his individuality when discovering his freedom?

5. In the description of Emily's self-discovery, what did she examine when sitting on her perch?

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