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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. Why would Fromm view the action of man eating the forbidden fruit as a positive act?
(a) Man took a risk.
(b) Man fought against nature.
(c) Man took a step toward becoming an individual.
(d) Man separated himself from woman.

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

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

4. What psychological approach did Fromm take with his work?
(a) Psychoanalytical.
(b) Physiological.
(c) Medical.
(d) Social psychological.

5. What changes in a child's relationship to society during the individuation process?
(a) Society shuns the child.
(b) The child becomes more separated from society.
(c) There is no change in this relationship.
(d) The child becomes more included in a group.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is individuation?

4. What does Fromm say increases a child's emotional state?

5. Why is man unable to to realize his individuality when discovering his freedom?

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