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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Freedom and Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which writer recognized man's lust for power?
(a) Locke.
(b) Newton.
(c) Machiavelli.
(d) Hobbes.

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

3. Which writer summarized Fromm's thoughts on isolation and powerlessness?
(a) Julian Green.
(b) Marx.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Engels.

4. What political ideology is reinforced by an authoritarian character?
(a) Communism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Facism.
(d) Democracy.

5. Why did the Nazi regime appear to be stable?
(a) The population seemed to have its needs met.
(b) Hitler was no longer in power.
(c) The population had trouble being submissive.
(d) The citizens were in revolt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both societies and individuals possess that make them unique?

2. What biblical myth does Fromm reference?

3. According to Freud, how is man best described?

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

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

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