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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political ideology is a historical example of authoritarian mechanism?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Communism.
(c) Nazism.
(d) Anarchy.

2. What reason does Fromm cite for the rise of authoritarian leaders like Hitler?
(a) These societies were lacking training in democracy.
(b) People were seeking ways to escape from the responsibility of freedom.
(c) These leaders were cunning and used trickery to get their way.
(d) These leaders were too forceful and its members could not resist.

3. What do both societies and individuals possess that make them unique?
(a) Greed.
(b) Power.
(c) Money.
(d) Characters.

4. Why did the first group of Germans who supported Hitler submit to the power of the Nazis?
(a) Resignation and tiredness.
(b) Power and greed.
(c) Fear and isolation.
(d) They wanted more freedom.

5. Where did the Renaissance begin?
(a) Italy.
(b) United States.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Fromm define selfishness?

3. Which writer summarized Fromm's thoughts on isolation and powerlessness?

4. Whose work about a ten-year-old child's awareness of self does Fromm reference?

5. What feelings increase when automatic behaviors, like conformity, exist?

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