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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Freedom and Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What psychological idea is destructiveness related to?
(a) Psychosis.
(b) Sadism.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Neurosis.

3. Why were individuals able to enjoy some expressive and emotional freedom during medieval times?
(a) They knew their exact place in the social order.
(b) The freedom was given to them by the church.
(c) They did not have any freedom whastoever.
(d) They fought for this freedom.

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

5. Which of the following does Fromm NOT mention when discussing the definition of freedom?
(a) Freedom is easily attained.
(b) Freedom is the absence of pressure.
(c) Freedom can be a threat.
(d) For some, freedom is cherished.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hitler feel about Germany?

2. What German social class supported Hitler but did not adopt his ideologies?

3. What did Luther teach about man?

4. What feeling did the inflation in 1923 Germany and the American crash in 1929 create?

5. What independent business does Fromm reference as a model for the new middle class?

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