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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Freedom in the Age of Reformation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a restriction during the Middle Ages?
(a) Man could change his dress attire.
(b) Man could move anywhere he wanted.
(c) Man could change his social order.
(d) Artisans could sell at any price.

2. What relationship connects oneself to the world without compromising individuality?
(a) Religion and society.
(b) Work and family.
(c) Man and society.
(d) Man and nature.

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

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

5. What was a key factor to the changes taking place in Europe at the close of the Middle Ages?
(a) Economic change.
(b) Family structure changes.
(c) Social change.
(d) Religious change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fromm believe is the greatest assertion of individuality?

2. What religions attracted the middle class during the Renaissance?

3. What goal does Fromm identify as the "abolition of external domination"?

4. According to Fromm's animal kingdom analogy, why is man so helpless at birth?

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

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