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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. Which of the following does Fromm NOT mention when discussing the definition of freedom?
(a) Freedom is the absence of pressure.
(b) For some, freedom is cherished.
(c) Freedom can be a threat.
(d) Freedom is easily attained.

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

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

4. What is man's "biological weakness"?
(a) Human culture.
(b) Power.
(c) Nature.
(d) Instinct.

5. Which writer recognized man's lust for power?
(a) Hobbes.
(b) Locke.
(c) Newton.
(d) Machiavelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does man suffer from eating the forbidden fruit?

2. What time period was marked by man's darkness and scheming?

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

4. What is a consequence for man eating the forbidden fruit?

5. What psychological behavior was the main theme of Hitler's ideology?

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