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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 biblical myth does Fromm reference?
(a) Man's explusion from paradise.
(b) Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.
(c) Joseph and his brothers.
(d) Noah's Ark.

2. Why does an individual adapt to a new situation and habit?
(a) They adapt when a new habit cannot be formed.
(b) They adapt to a new situation out of necessity to a situation.
(c) They adapt to a situation out of choice.
(d) They adapt whn an old habit is broken in favor of a new one.

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

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

5. Which of the following was NOT a restriction during the Middle Ages?
(a) Man could change his dress attire.
(b) Man could move anywhere he wanted.
(c) Artisans could sell at any price.
(d) Man could change his social order.

Short Answer Questions

1. What psychological behavior was the main theme of Hitler's ideology?

2. Why would Fromm view the action of man eating the forbidden fruit as a positive act?

3. What characteristic identified people during the Middle Ages?

4. What does Fromm believe is the greatest assertion of individuality?

5. What is man's "biological weakness"?

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