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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fromm believes that the feeling of being separate causes what?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Completeness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Security.

2. What is one of the arguments against a volunteer army?
(a) The high cost.
(b) The lack of motivation.
(c) The lack of volunteers.
(d) The amount of training needed.

3. What does the author blame for warping students' hopes and viewpoints?
(a) Modern philosophy.
(b) Modern sociology.
(c) The professors.
(d) Lack of moral grounding.

4. Who writes an encyclical that expresses contempt for capitalism?
(a) Pope Paul VI.
(b) Pope Platus VI.
(c) Pope Peter VI.
(d) Pope Pius VI.

5. Who are the second scapegoats in a statist society, according to the author?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Thinkers.
(d) Professors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do liberals and conservatives, according to the author, agree that there is a fight to save?

2. Who is the governor of California when the protest at Berkeley in 1964 occurs?

3. When Louis XIV rules, what kind of government does he have?

4. Which does the author predict will win when the principles are clearly defined by the groups hold opposite views?

5. One of the tactics of this group is to paint capitalism as evil.

Short Essay Questions

1. When do countries not engage in wars?

2. When does the author say that an irrational side will win an argument?

3. What does the debate at the Republican National Convention over the John Birch Society calling Eisenhower a Communist create?

4. When talking about political views in today's world, what is the question to ask?

5. How does the author see the conflict between the Democrats and the Republicans in America?

6. What does taxation do to the marketplace?

7. What is the theme of "Atlas Shrugged"?

8. What does the pope's encyclical say motivates capitalism?

9. What do Republicans and Democrats claim about their side in the fight to save civilization?

10. What are the two ways that man can comprehend the world, according to Fromm?

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