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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two Aspects of Freedom for Modern Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Catholic Church, what corrupts man?
(a) Society.
(b) Sin.
(c) Money.
(d) Protestantism.

3. Why was medieval man in bondage?
(a) He was not part of a group.
(b) He was bound to the church.
(c) He was not self-aware.
(d) He was still bound by primary ties.

4. What forces does an individual need freedom from in order to be a free individual?
(a) Freedom from authority and outside constraints.
(b) Freedom from self and family.
(c) Freedom from thinking and self.
(d) Freedom from family and friends.

5. Fromm likens man's sin of eating the forbidden fruit to what act?
(a) An act of greed.
(b) An act of freedom.
(c) An act of anger.
(d) An act of kindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does an individual adapt to a new situation and habit?

2. What drives man's struggle for self-promotion?

3. What changes in a child's relationship to society during the individuation process?

4. Why would Fromm view the action of man eating the forbidden fruit as a positive act?

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

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