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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Emergence of the Individual and the Ambiguity of Freedom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What psychological behavior was the main theme of Hitler's ideology?
(a) Submission.
(b) Empathy for others.
(c) Fear.
(d) Freedom.

2. What does Fromm say increases a child's emotional state?
(a) Calm.
(b) Protection.
(c) Insecurity.
(d) Intelligence.

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

4. According to Freud, how is man best described?
(a) Impressionable.
(b) Pyschotic.
(c) Anti-social.
(d) Indecisive.

5. Who described moral isolation in "The Inventor's Suffering"?
(a) Marx.
(b) Balzac.
(c) Freud.
(d) Fromm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Freedom-A Psychological Problem," how does Fromm define work?

2. What relationship connects oneself to the world without compromising individuality?

3. What political ideology did John Dewey discuss?

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

5. Which great thinker does Fromm NOT credit in his book?

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