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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a key factor to the changes taking place in Europe at the close of the Middle Ages?
(a) Religious change.
(b) Social change.
(c) Economic change.
(d) Family structure changes.

2. What is "Mein Kampf"?
(a) A book about the Holocaust.
(b) A German history book.
(c) A book about pre-Hitler Germany.
(d) Hitler's autobiography.

3. In addition to a love for Germany, what other authoritarian characteristic did Hitler possess?
(a) Desire to submit.
(b) Feelings of powerlessness.
(c) Hatred for other groups.
(d) Belief in religious freedom.

4. What world event left Germany in financial ruin and ultimately fostered support for Hitler among the lower, middle class Germans?
(a) Germany's civil war.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

5. What is the name of Franz Kafka's work that Fromm references in his book?
(a) Castle.
(b) Throne.
(c) Amerika.
(d) The Trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to primary ties once they are cut?

2. According to Fromm, what competing forces does man struggle with?

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

4. Who described moral isolation in "The Inventor's Suffering"?

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

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