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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 did the Church during the Middle Ages promise people who accepted guilt for their sins?
(a) The church promised wealth.
(b) Forgiveness and unconditional love.
(c) Disdain for sin.
(d) The church did not do anything.

2. What do both societies and individuals possess that make them unique?
(a) Greed.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Characters.

3. According to Fromm, why does sadism appear natural?
(a) It is not natural.
(b) It emphasizes the survival of the fittest over nature and man.
(c) It is how animals survive.
(d) It emphasizes the survival of nature over man.

4. What was a positive social aspect of the Middle Ages?
(a) Increased individual freedom.
(b) Loss of self.
(c) Ioslation.
(d) Solidarity.

5. Why did the middle class see an increase in white-collar workers?
(a) Big business expansion.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Increased education.
(d) Political reform.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does an individual conform to society?

2. What group of people fought in battles for freedom, as identified by Fromm?

3. What political ideology is reinforced by an authoritarian character?

4. What practice does Fromm cite evidence that an individual's thoughts could be suggested by someone else?

5. What tool developed out of the new capitalistic system that helped promote business?

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