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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Psychology of Nazism.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Fromm categorize the first group of Germans who supported the Nazis?
(a) Those who both submitted to the Nazis and adopted their ideas.
(b) Those who submitted to the Nazis but did not accept their ideas.
(c) Those who did not submit to the Nazis.
(d) Germans who joined the Nazis.

3. Why does man suffer from eating the forbidden fruit?
(a) He feels separated from nature and alone.
(b) He does not suffer.
(c) He believes that what he did was wrong.
(d) He feels greedy.

4. What does Fromm cite as an example of dynamic adaptation?
(a) Psychopathy.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Psychosis.
(d) Neurosis.

5. What do masochistic people seek?
(a) They want to submit to a stronger person.
(b) They want to dominate a weaker person.
(c) They want to dominate a stronger person.
(d) They want to both submit and dominate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the middle class see an increase in white-collar workers?

3. What does Fromm cite as the psychological reason for Hitler and his followers' desire for sadomasochism?

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

5. Who described the fearful individual as tormented by self-doubt?

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