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

2. When are fears most likely to be flexible?
(a) Never.
(b) Geriatrics.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Adulthood.

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

4. What does Fromm identify as the main motive for human behavior?
(a) Group belonging.
(b) Individual freedom.
(c) Self-Preservation.
(d) Isolation.

5. What time period did the process of individuation reach its peak?
(a) Biblical times.
(b) The centuries between the Reformation and present day.
(c) The Middle Ages.
(d) The Renaissance.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What advantage do animals have over man when entering the world?

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

5. What is individuation?

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