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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) Artisans could sell at any price.
(c) Man could change his social order.
(d) Man could move anywhere he wanted.

2. How did man view himself and nature during the Renaissance?
(a) They were indifferent to one another.
(b) They were together.
(c) They relied on each other.
(d) They were separate.

3. According to Fromm's animal kingdom analogy, why is man so helpless at birth?
(a) Man needs others to guide him.
(b) Man is disconnected from his fellow man.
(c) Man is disconnected from nature.
(d) Man relies on learning in order to adapt to nature.

4. What is a consequence for man eating the forbidden fruit?
(a) Man lost his family.
(b) There is discord between man and nature.
(c) Man is at peace with nature.
(d) Man lost freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What relationship connects oneself to the world without compromising individuality?

3. Which of the following does Fromm NOT mention when discussing the definition of freedom?

4. What new economic system grew out of the Reformation?

5. What did man lose as a result of his new-found freedom during the Renaissance?

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