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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Psychology of Nazism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fromm cite as the psychological reason for Hitler and his followers' desire for sadomasochism?
(a) Man's desire for power.
(b) Society's need for submission.
(c) Increased social freedom.
(d) The isolation of man.

2. Why did the Nazi regime appear to be stable?
(a) The population seemed to have its needs met.
(b) The population had trouble being submissive.
(c) Hitler was no longer in power.
(d) The citizens were in revolt.

3. What is often a negative result of man's freedom?
(a) Greed.
(b) There is no negative result.
(c) Unhappiness.
(d) Isolation.

4. What economic related problem led to feelings of individual powerlessness?
(a) Unemployment.
(b) Trade unions.
(c) Guilds.
(d) High taxes.

5. Who described moral isolation in "The Inventor's Suffering"?
(a) Balzac.
(b) Fromm.
(c) Freud.
(d) Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time period did the process of individuation reach its peak?

2. What political ideology is a historical example of authoritarian mechanism?

3. Why does Fromm suggest analyzing psychological mechanisms in individuals?

4. Who does the individual submit to when conforming?

5. What contradiction of freedom does Fromm discuss in his book?

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