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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 social force does man rely on from others?
(a) Protection.
(b) Love.
(c) Civility.
(d) Cooperation.

2. What political ideology did John Dewey discuss?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Facism.
(d) Republicanism.

3. What is static adaptation?
(a) Adaptation that requires no change.
(b) The adoption of a new habit.
(c) When an existing structure is only partially changed.
(d) The habit is modified but not changed completely.

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

5. Which of the following did man NOT have to face while living in Eden?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Work.
(c) Choice
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What biblical myth does Fromm reference?

2. What changes in a child's relationship to society during the individuation process?

3. What is NOT mentioned as a possible consequence for dynamic adaptation?

4. What does Fromm cite as an example of dynamic adaptation?

5. When are fears most likely to be flexible?

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