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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 goal does Fromm identify as the "abolition of external domination"?
(a) Obedience to a leader.
(b) A harmonious society.
(c) Freedom for the group.
(d) Freedom of the individual.

2. What did Luther teach about man?
(a) He is an individual.
(b) He is moral.
(c) He is not free.
(d) He is inherently corrupt.

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

4. What did the new wealthy class seek during the Renaissance?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Control.
(c) Fame.
(d) Slaves.

5. What characteristic identified people during the Middle Ages?
(a) People were identified by their birthplace.
(b) People were identified by their dress.
(c) People were identified by their occupations.
(d) People were not separated by anything during this time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the middle class see an increase in white-collar workers?

2. Where did the Renaissance begin?

3. In "Freedom-A Psychological Problem," how does Fromm define work?

4. What is often a negative result of man's freedom?

5. What weaknesses do sadists and masochists compensate for?

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