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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. What is a consequence for man eating the forbidden fruit?
(a) Man is at peace with nature.
(b) Man lost freedom.
(c) There is discord between man and nature.
(d) Man lost his family.

2. What does Fromm believe is the greatest assertion of individuality?
(a) Dying while fighting for your freedom.
(b) Fighting for oppression.
(c) Fighting for freedom was not worth it.
(d) Fighting for oppression was easier than fighting for freedom.

3. Why is man unable to to realize his individuality when discovering his freedom?
(a) He is unable to govern himself.
(b) He feels too guilty.
(c) He does not care about his individuality.
(d) He is unaware of the power of his actions.

4. What happens to primary ties once they are cut?
(a) They can be mended if man gives up his freedom.
(b) Primary ties cannot be cut.
(c) They become secondary ties.
(d) They cannot be mended.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were individuals able to enjoy some expressive and emotional freedom during medieval times?

2. Which writer recognized man's lust for power?

3. Whose work about a ten-year-old child's awareness of self does Fromm reference?

4. Where did the Renaissance begin?

5. Which of the following is NOT a way in which a child grows during the individuation process?

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