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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. What did the social order provide individuals during the Middle Ages?
(a) Money.
(b) Feelings of security and belonging.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Freedom.

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

3. What characteristic identified people during the Middle Ages?
(a) People were identified by their dress.
(b) People were not separated by anything during this time.
(c) People were identified by their birthplace.
(d) People were identified by their occupations.

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

5. What factor became the greatest social influence during the Renaissance?
(a) Education.
(b) Family.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What social force does man rely on from others?

2. What was a key factor to the changes taking place in Europe at the close of the Middle Ages?

3. Fromm likens man's sin of eating the forbidden fruit to what act?

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

5. What group of people fought in battles for freedom, as identified by Fromm?

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